I am a painter and arts educator whose works develops as a direct response to experiences of environment. Work is created principally through the process of drawing and mark making, but is often supported through a range of media including photography and video.

The format of this work can vary from series of small multiples to large-scale pieces, but it is essentially focussed on determining and conveying a perception of how an environment is. Through this work, an appropriate language of colour and gestural, expressive marks is developed. I am also concerned by the physical quality of my materials and will combine found substances, industrial and domestic paints with more traditional oil based media. The physical reaction that can be developed when these materials are put together is central to the development of these pieces.

Issues of the process and place of painting remain at the fore, as I involve myself in a careful and considered making process, developing a personal, engaged and integrated relationship with my subject matter.