About

As an artist I expand my art practice by utilising varied mediums to investigate the painted surface, and addressing materiality within my work on wood, paper and canvas surfaces. I am heavily invested in the process of painting, and finding the point of no return and exploring when is it too much? When is it not enough? Mark-making and decisive patterns become intervals between more realistic details of the subjects. While creating an image is the main goal, the decision of removal and reworking is just as important as the application of paint itself; and this is achieved with thinners, scraping paint away with palette knives, and pressing away with cloth.

By contrasting chaos and order within my painting practice, I can consider shared compositions and a common language between pieces. Important motifs that recur throughout my practice include botanical imagery, and abstractions of the human form, with inspiration from botanical gardens and museums. Themes of tropical environments are a way of escaping day to day life, as plants literally breathe new life into my paintings.

I continue to develop my practice in Kent and have exhibited nationwide, having graduated from the University of the Creative Arts, Canterbury in 2011 with a BA(hons) in Fine Art.