My paintings fall into the genre of “still life”. I am interested in the way an object can become resonant with meaning. The desire to fix the ephemeral nature of memories and emotional attachments underlie the work.
Drawn to things which are inherently symbolic - personally or collectively, painting presents the place where intuitively and deliberately through assembling and depiction I can manipulate their interpretations and create a scenario.
The representation of time and involvement through the process of making, visually apparent in painting and drawing, makes an intimate connection between the viewer, the artist and the object.
The finish isn’t fixed at the start of each painting but through the rendering, of doing and undoing the final image emerges. The paintings are not an illustration of a thought but part of an ongoing dialogue.
