"Wrapped Aloe Vera" Painting

Born in 1990, I grew up in Germany, Austria, and the UK. I attended art college in Vienna, then completed a BA in Fine Art from the University of Aberystwyth, in Wales. I now live in England, on the edge of the very chalky Chiltern Hills, working out of my home studio. Statement Many of my drawings and paintings fall somewhere between the representational and the abstract. What particularly interests me then, is the process of visually expressing the juncture between outward and inward-looking perception, both being inextricably intertwined. Usually beginning with a physical point of reference, the focus shifts to formal composition, and to fantasy. At their best, they are a record of my most joyful moments, listening to music and letting inspiration and imagination steer the course. With regard to the colour grid paintings, the intent has been more focused on achieving a sense of time and place, evoked by time- and place-specific colour palettes. I view them predominantly as little, decorative gems. I have also, in the last few years, begun a series of breath-directed drawings. I work from left to right, top to bottom, across a piece of paper in a rhythm of continuous, predetermined, binary marks. When I am breathing in, I repeat one mark. When I am breathing out, I switch to repeating the second mark. The resulting tapestry of visual movement and texture is determined by my breath and grown organically from it. They are a visual representation of time passing, separated into smaller increments of presence. At once spacial and temporal. The drawings are informed by a lifelong interest in mindfulness and the concept of the present moment. Aside from the above, I am regularly engaged in drawing and painting from life (en plain air, still lifes, portrait studies etc.) and various types of commission (from paintings and photography, to logos and business cards).