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Artist Statement

Painting has always been a good platform for me to negotiate the tensions between the real and the abstract, chaos and order, the unknown and the factual. I do this with every layer of the surface, making the evolution of the painting its own past present and future. A common thread in my work has consistently dwelled upon the human impulse for order amidst the immense indifference of nature. The texture and complexity of the surfaces often represent the great unknown and celestial while the scientific symbolism suggests the accurate and quantifiable. Daily studio practice and ritual becomes the narrative of the work; a process of making, reflecting researching and making again.

My creative approach and philosophy derives from the study of alchemy in relation to the process of art making. I rely mainly on my intuitive sensibilities; always remaining unattached to the outcome. I thrive on the unpredictable occurrences in materials that allow the environment of the painting to emerge. I often work on several paintings simultaneously. This way of working enables me to detach from the work to some extent in order to make way for a dialogue or theme to emerge. The surface, color and composition navigate me, almost as if the body of work is threaded together like the chapters of a book.

Ultimately, my work draws from the more romantic notion of being among a lost series of maps whose places and origins are in the eye of those beholding them.