Along the edge…

My new work reflects the fleeting nature of time and our relationship to it.

Painting it is an act of faith in the future. I apply paint in generous smears, slurps and splashes over expertly drawn, softer veils of underpainting. The clarity of the coastal air, its eddies and squalls feel part of my vision, somehow described in the vigour of my brush strokes.

These paintings began on site through sketches or paintings on paper in the Saltmarsh, dunes and coastal terrain and finished in my studio from memory adding layers of jewel-toned colours, weaving in bits of poetry responding to the moment.

Immerse yourself. Look up to the heavens then down to your feet in the sand, take in the peripheral view of panoramic expectation.

My paintings reflect upon the impermanence of life and the forces of nature. I weave graphite tendrils of my poetry into layers of jewel-toned colours exposing the overlooked and hidden. I paint brilliant light and deep shadow, the far horizon and the passing of time. 

I am drawn to the delicate, the broken, the most fleeting, these are timeless and possess a powerful resonance. At the crossroads of Time and Nature, beauty remains.

Paintings are begun on site in the landscape, and finished in the studio from memory adding layers of colours, weaving in poetry, and textures. Standing along the edge of the water my aim with the work is to expand the viewer’s field of vision appealing to the senses sound, smell, the rush of air as waves crash at your feet reminding the viewer there are multiple angles to see the world.

I seek to envelop the viewer enhancing experiences by somehow tapping into our humanity; reviving ancient traditions, rights of passage or epic journeys.