A Graduate of St Martins School of Art, my painting is both inspired by, and a celebration of the domestic and ordinary. Everyday objects representing the rituals of daily life such as vases, jugs, tea pots and flowers are arranged on a table creating patterns that are underpinned by a strong sense of design. Paint is used in a relaxed way, sometimes in many layers, sometimes in washes and sometimes with bare canvas showing through. Although figurative, I’m not concerned with getting an absolute likeness but with the painting itself; the paint, marks, colour, canvas and the composition jostle with each other until the painting takes on a life of its own.
