Capturing the forgotten corners of landscape photographed in morning light, is the inspiration behind much of my work.
The observation of light and subsequent transformation of scale become the foundations of each new work.
By working in oil, I can express this mood with intensity of colour and luminosity, by using traditional glazing and layering techniques.
This process combined with the Japanese photographic technique called “bokeh” – a deliberate use of shallow focus, brings together this desired effect of soft edged light resulting in contemplative, immersive works of subtlety and calm.
All my works are painted on highest grade Belgian linen and generally framed in Tasmanian hard wood.
For many years I had a studio-based practice at The Abbotsford Covent in Melbourne, exhibiting regularly at their various gallery spaces.
These days my art practice is shared with a parallel career in textiles that references my early career in fashion design.