As a fervent amateur psychologist, I’ve always been in awe of the vibrant and shifting landscapes of the mind. I’m captivated by the influence of what we can’t see – how the unseen energies of people, spaces and places affect how we perceive the world, and how this energy contributes to a complex and changing emotional topography.

I’ve discovered how making and exploring art can be a way of mapping and navigating these ‘interior landscapes.’

As I explore this psychological territory through colour, shape and line I find enigmatic, half-imagined forms, echoes of a dream or a childhood memory; abstract images moulded by thoughts, values, beliefs and experiences, as well as often reflecting the seen –or felt- environment.

My process is intuitive and meditative, an unfolding of thought in shape and colour.  To paraphrase Roy Lichtenstein, decisions are made at the end of my brush.

I seek a conscious relationship with my own Self through painting and a resolution of a piece often feels like a homecoming- yet to a place I’ve never been before; a celebration of the transience of our lives.