"The reader" Painting

I have education in both architecture and photography which heavily influences my work.

My creative practice explores themes of place, relationship and identity. I sometimes re-appropriate image or text or purely base the work on the texture or colour of the material itself.

I am inspired by the day to day, often mulling over an idea for many months before committing to it. After which the work tends to ‘grow’ itself. A type of exploratory development of material and concept intertwined. My work is inspired by architecture, landscape and, directly or indirectly, by human presence. Observations of human nature, and human relationships inform the detail.

I aim to evoke emotion or interest in a viewer, with each new glance at work giving new dimensions, interpretations and observations. I play with scale, offering a glimpse into a new surreal, modern and fantasy world. I am attempting to capture the essence of the materials, the location or the emotions surrounding the theme.

I work mostly in oils or acrylics on board or canvas, but also explore photography, new media and sculpture. My painting style is often abstract with obvious influences from cubism.