I am constantly drawn to the remote Outer Hebridean islands, where I spend a lot of time wandering the beaches, experiencing and observing the ever-changing qualities of light, weather and space. My work reflects a fascination with these powerful elements and fickle atmospheres. While on the beach I make playful repsonses using found objects and materials to make marks, combined with glue, white paint and a few pastels. These scribbles trigger memories, which form the basis of my studio work.

 

I create surfaces that are intensly worked through processes of building up layers of paint, scratching, removing and digging in, seeking to allow something elusive to appear, indefinable like the shifting light - fleeting, always on the move.

 

Dancing between intention and discovery, allowing the materials to lead as much as the ideas. Balancing conscious decisions with intuitive responses is a central part of my practice. The paintings emerge over time, some taking weeks, others months, never knowing what they will look like until they evoke a memory - the point at which they don’t ask for anything more.

 

Through the built-up surfaces of paint, the viewer is invited to connect with the sense of wonder that these landscapes inspire.