About
I am interested in health and wellness and how to navigate the complexity and ambiguity of the human condition. My work is personal and based on inner and outer reflection. I am interested in themes including narrative, the subconscious, interconnectedness and personal growth. My research engages with early medical and psychoanalytic theories and existential philosophy.
The mostly female figures I paint symbolise imagined parts of self as well as friends and people I know. In my work these characters exist in and navigate through a surreal world where narratives and identities combine and morph reflecting multiple threads of personal and collective experiences, observations and possibilities. This exploration with paint and mark making functions for me much like the role of sleep and the processing and organising of information through dreams.
I use simplified forms and the language of comics to express my ideas; and stylistically move between traditional oil painting techniques and expressive painting and drawing that capture direct emotional responses. Framing in my work is used to encapsulate whole ideas as well as to suggest narrative progression, disruption and juxtaposition. Metaphorically these shifting presentations relate to the range of freedoms and restrictions I notice within myself.
