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'Elements', Series of Paintings Statement.

My paintings are visually abstract in nature and are a comment on contemporary space and cultural history, particularly that relating to landscape. On canvas and paper they are condensed into colour, line and movement. On closer inspection, recognisable landscape elements that are usually kept at the periphery of vision are brought forward, questioning what we see and what we understand.

Although not representational, the work does represent a part of the wider space we occupy, as all paintings are an abstract of a larger vista or view. The paintings are an alternative perspective of that view.

Chance and random interest achieved in printmaking is evident in some of the paintings. This is often the motive or goal, to create a painting that appears easy and random, and as quick as printmaking, when in reality the painting has been laboured on over many months.

I paint in all mediums and use a range of creative processes to explore new ways to paint. I am also a print-maker and use photography, textiles, collage, anything creatively interesting to inform the paintings. 

The work lies within the traditions of Rothko, Richter and Scully, where paint is layered in ways to achieve various colour, tonal and textural perspectives.