My painting is an outlet for me to express myself as authentically as possible. I lay down colours and brush strokes with raw, emotional intention, feeling out a new artwork as it emerges on the canvas without any fixed plan or procedure. Being self taught I’ve forged my own path through trial and error techniques which lead equally to success as they do to failure. The unknowing is what I enjoy most about my method. A work in progress unveils itself to me as much as it does to others, as i’m led by my subconscious. ‘Experimentation’ has been a recurring theme in my process. Every now and again I dabble in more figurative painting, but abstract is what enables me to really let the imagination wander. It allows me to dive deep into the emotional psyche, tune out of my surroundings and get completely lost. I grew up in Margaret River on a large rural property that I’m still fortunate enough to call home, and where i have my beautiful, rustic art studio. My biggest inspirations are the sea and the sky, which gives my work a somewhat ethereal energy. If I’m painting a landscape and working from a photograph I will enhance and dramatise the sky so it holds as much if not more intensity than the land.
Growing up in a small creative hub in the South West has enabled me to pursue my passion with a free and uninhibited
approach.
I’m so grateful to be part of a community that places so much value on the arts and one which has enabled my career as an artist to thrive.