Artist Statement

Art is how I connect with people, how I express my thoughts, feelings, hopes and dreams. I am balancing abstraction with a growing appreciation for representation, seeking to capture both what I see and how I feel. My paintings are not a literal representation but deeply intuitive, guided by memory, experience, and an ever-expanding curiosity about the expressive power of paint.

Art has the power to uplift and inspire and speak directly to our heart. It is a conversation without words. I use human figures, animals, birds, flowers and abstract elements as symbolic connections, and they relate to each other to create a visually appealing relatable message.

Part of the art making process for me is about unpacking memories and emotions, piecing together fragments of subjects which I find evocative or nostalgic or significant, bringing myself and patchwork of experiences and emotions out on to the canvas.