About the paintings
Since graduating from the Royal College of Art, I have been concentrating on making abstract paintings, with an emphasis on a strong and distinctive use of colour. I am interested in the process of creating a painting, and how elements of accident and chance influence the outcome.
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When making the work, I often use a basic printing technique, with clothing and textiles. At first this happened by accident, but as I progressed, I found I have become interested in the suggested conflicts this creates. One of these is the use of mass-produced and recognizable material in what is normally a means to produce exact copies, but by manipulation and visual editing, and the use of painterly techniques and skills, I can make unique and mysterious images.
Although my paintings are abstract, they usually have a sense of a landscape space, with sometimes a suggestion of an ‘urban’ landscape.
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When making the work, I often use a basic printing technique, with clothing and textiles. At first this happened by accident, but as I progressed, I found I have become interested in the suggested conflicts this creates. One of these is the use of mass-produced and recognizable material in what is normally a means to produce exact copies, but by manipulation and visual editing, and the use of painterly techniques and skills, I can make unique and mysterious images.
Although my paintings are abstract, they usually have a sense of a landscape space, with sometimes a suggestion of an ‘urban’ landscape.