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My Philosophy
Painting for me is a journey. Something will spark my interest, like the "Safe City' plaque in the pavement, see gallery 3, this leads to a body of work that explores a theme - the areas we build for ourselves in our urban environment, how we move through these spaces and the patterns that evolve. The urban patterns are clearly defined, unlike pathways in the natural world that are not so clear - grassy areas, where the water or animals find their way, or in the sky as the clouds are carried across the heavens by the wind.
Isn't it amazing that the sky remains essentially the same over hundreds of years, yet the land bears the marks of time very visibly. Man's influence often has had disasterous consequences for the natural world. I am conscious of the need to record and comment on what I see, in this, the 21st Century. I love the drama and beauty of our natural world as well as its devastation - whether this is from natural occurances, eg the bush fires and prolonged droughts, which we are living through at present, or events that are man's interference. Watching how nature recovers from such events is truly inspirational and sometimes more than disconcerting.
The medium chosen for each work is a conscious choice because it plays a crucial role in the impact the work will have. Much of my work is in watercolour and I enjoy the different papers and ways of working in this medium.
My ultimate aim is to become so much at one with my medium that the image seems to flow onto the page. My line will express the utter fluidity and energy that is inherent in the image, my colours will have a translucence and vibrance that sets up its own vibration and that my designs will be strong enough to present my ideas with clarity and emphasis. Above all I wish to communicate the world in which I live with all its incongruous details and mundane happenings, because this is what I 'see'.
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