Beyond The Edge

I create art inspired by my natural surroundings, combining naturalism with imagination to create expressive, vibrant, and beautiful art that is engaging and a joy to look at.

 

My painting process follows the same journey – I sketch on location creating bold interpretations of my surroundings; I make many sketches to use in my studio, where I work on larger pieces either on canvas or wood panels allowing me to be bold and gestural in my mark-making. I will occasionally rip sketches up to make collages removing me from the restraint of a particular scene, helping me to eliminate any suggestion of representation. It is my intention to make art that makes you look at your surroundings in a new way, with fresh eyes!

 

I work on multiple pieces at the same time, this permits a sense of freedom as I move between panels; more importantly, it prevents me from becoming completely attached to a single painting which invariably means I begin to get too detailed early in its journey!

 

At the start of a painting my marks are intuitive and bold, as I move forward, considering composition, the painting has a way of determining my marks; the process slows and becomes considered – the balance between my initial responses and an analytical approach as I bring the painting to a resolution are crucial as I want to keep the freshness and vibrancy of my early marks.

 

 I invite viewers to step into my vision, to experience the world as I see and feel it. It is my desire for the viewer to spend time lost within my vision, to enjoy a moment of respite from the hurly burly of everyday life.

Large, gestural brushstrokes recreate the power and enchantment of waves crashing and swirling around rocks. 

 Watercolour on Paper

48x40cm

Framed under Glass