Artists statement

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I commenced painting in 1999 as a means to help me through a breaking down of the original ideas and narrative from my formative  years and experiences .It also appeared to be an important year for transitioning.

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Initially I explored with acrylics on board and canvas with mainly figurative work. My works in the last 10 years have used more mixed media with an oil paint bias.

The process of releasing the tight seal, applying gentle pressure to the knurled cap, squeezing a rich paste from  a tube. Process filled with a vibrancy of intense colour, or wholeness of earthlike hues is a wondrous experience. In that moment the world is full of excitement and infinite possibility, with the touch, smell and aesthetic combining in an enchanted flux. Time appears to stand still.

Although most paintings could be described as abstract, I find a structure around shapes helps create a boundaried space to focus on edges and colour relationships.

My original studios were in South Kensington and  the Old Gas Works in Fulham. In the last 10 years I moved to an environment  closer to nature  next to the river in Hurley Berkshire.

I have spent time painting in many studios learning  with established painters in UK, Spain and France.

I found particular  inspiration and guidance from evenings spent with Rothkos  Seagram Murals, Four Seasons Collection. As much from engaging with the resonance of the hallowed space as the visual impact of the individual works.

Time and space like this helps in extending the dreamworld into waking consciousness, extending the relationship between consciousness and  the unconscious.

The collection catalogued above ,is not extensive, other unrecorded works are loitering in various locations.

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