Making a painting is a way of taking something internal, often quite undefined, and allowing it to exist in the world. That movement — from something felt to something seen — is probably what draws me most to making art. For the viewer, I don’t hope for a specific reaction. But if the work can hold a certain presence — something that feels real, even if it’s quiet — then it can open aspace where people can meet it in their own way.
My process is slow and intuitive. I work with acrylic washes, raw earth pigments and charcoal, building the surface gradually and allowing each layer to inform the next. The brushes, marks and materials all leave traces — some deliberate, others accidental — and I am interested in what happens when those traces are allowed to remain.
There is a meditative rhythm to the way I work. I often step back from a painting, leave it for a time, and return to it with fresh eyes. The work evolves through this process of looking, adding, removing and adjusting, with each layer becoming part of what has come before.
I try not to force the work towards a predetermined outcome. Instead, I let it develop slowly, responding to the surface as it changes over time.
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