skywire l (detail)

The northern landscape that I travel through is one of dramatic moorland, urban sprawl and volatile weather.  There is a poetic beauty in rusting metal, distant horizons, time worn stone and changing light. Man made structures impose their presence on the sky; power lines, bridges and lamp posts disrupt the horizon. Sharp  edges of construction window frame our perspectives. I draw remembered details observed when out walking, fleeting juxtapositions glimpsed whilst driving, abstract feelings that are elusive to photography.

My paintings contrast pared down marks with random scratches, washes of iridescent paint with textured plaster. Sometimes layers are washed away and reapplied many times to capture the essence of the moment. Structured and methodical approaches combined with spontaneous and intuitive reactions allow me to plan and take risks: to combine control with ‘let‘s see what happens if...’