Process

 My main aim is to create emotive works with the suggestion of a hidden narrative.

 

My working method involves experimenting with collage, colour, pattern, myths and symbolism. My approach is very instinctive being primarily concerned with the process of construction and deconstruction of paint through a series of textured layers using shellac knotting, emulsion paints and oil paints.

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Throughout these layers characters will both appear and disappear until the painting slowly evolves, and I decide upon what the final narrative will be. Characters evolve, alter, and sometimes disappear as I attempt to tell their story. I enjoy this process as it gives me the freedom to tell a story (or to disguise one). 

 

There is the suggestion of an event happening just out of sight of the viewer. A scene or situation which is evolving or has just passed.

I invite the viewer to look beneath the surface detail to make their own interpretation or conclusions about the artwork.

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Recent works involve experiments with collage where figures are cut into sections, outlined then copied with precision to create realistic figures from film/TV or characters from older paintings. These figures contrast with the heavily abstracted landscape which surrounds them. Essentially, I view my paintings as stages where familiar characters rotate around a hidden narrative.