The biography. My paintings are fluid, transforming back and forth between the abstract and figurative. Employing a plethora of materials, including salvaged and reclaimed materials, I am drawn to subject matter which allows my exploration of drama, beauty, mystery and sensuality. Often my paintings are highly worked and textural, intentionally appearing weathered and aged, like some forgotten fresco. Sometimes my works are more about suggestive expressions, using deliberate brush strokes to evoke emotions, while applying modern colours and pigments with an academic approach. As a mixed media artist I am compelled to create with rescued and unique materials to be transformed into an art form. My assemblage paintings evoke both a futurist chronicle log and historical archaeological testimony. |