Artist’s Statement

My Art is primarily concerned with mood and light, pushing further into abstracting the images and yet keeping a naturalistic feel for light and colour. I have an experimental approach to painting, working in a semi abstract style with an impressionist feel for shifting light and temperature changes found in nature. It’s the undefined intangible quality of the natural world which inspires and captivates me to paint. It’s hard to articulate into words the visual language of painting - interpreting colourful tones that seem to react and energise each other, the nuances of shifting light patterns in nature, the textures and feel of the paint itself being manipulated. Capturing feelings of something undefined and out of reach like half remembered Summer days. There is a real sense of fulfilling my creative desires when I translate my ideas onto the painting surface.I use a naturalistic colour palette - with instinctive brushwork and marks. I like to start with some colour sketching on paper before the actual painting to be free to paint with a certain abandon. Sometimes I paint my visual ideas directly onto the canvas or paper, that immediate response feels intuitive, working through the process as I go. I would like the viewer to have a glimpse into the wonderful mysterious and light filled world of nature through my work and come away with a real visual connection with my art.

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