Artist Statement

 

My paintings evolve over a series of sittings that unfold naturally and intuitively. I begin without a fixed composition, allowing the process itself to guide the direction of the work. Each session builds upon the last. Between sittings, I step back, sometimes incorporating digital tools, observing how the painting is developing and considering where the elements need to move next.

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Colour is central to my practice. I consider carefully how to combine vibrant tones alongside deeper, darker shades to create depth and tension. The interaction between these shades creates a sense of depth and uncertainty, where forms appear to surface and recede simultaneously.

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I work with both wet and dry brush techniques to create variation in texture. Smooth, defined edges sit beside rougher, more gestural marks. This contrast between control and disruption is intentional. My formal training in design has trained my eye toward order and resolution; in painting, I consciously resist that instinct. I often stop before a work feels fully resolved, preserving imbalance and visual disturbances rather than over-developing the composition.

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Abstract forms emerge through this layered process. They may gently hint at organic structures or elements of the natural world, yet they remain open and suggestive rather than fixed. The paintings are not completed representations, but moments of possibility, inviting viewers to form their own interpretations.