Paintings mark a moment in time. 
My work extrapolates the moment, using classical concepts of 'beauty', to mark events of significance around the world. The events disappear from the headlines as the world moves on, but their echo lives on in my paintings. 

My work has evolved and changed in appearance over the years, but the issues remain the same.  I use the objects/shapes in the paintings to comment on the human condition.  These current paintings use very tangible and beautiful objects as allegorical comments.

WATERCOLOURS
Painting with water-based media (watercolours and gouache) has been my metier for so long that it is my first language. My aim is for colours to glow out from mysterious depths, and relate to the other forms in the painting, creating an ambiguous space full of mystery.

PAINTINGS ON GLASS
I work entirely with abstract shapes in these paintings, and the results are striking and exciting. This is a fascinating way of working. Everything has to be done in reverse. Not only am I working mirror-image, but the marks that lie on the 'surface' have to be applied first, and then subsequent layers added 'behind' them. The paint surface quality is completely flat, giving an almost cut-out effect. There can be no fudging of edge qualities or colours - the relationships of forms are direct and bold.  The glass creates a luscious depth, one that cannot be found in more conventional painting methods.