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Creatively, the emphasis is on process and materiality in formal elements of composition, space, depth, tone, light,
image-making. There is a core interplay between memory of colour, mark-making as the artwork emerges over time. In
the lived experience, imagination, intuition, connection with contrast I create quicker works on paper, (oils, acrylic collage),
materials from which the image is constructed. The work some of which link to developed/extended works. Similarly, my
gradually evolves by making subtle shifts in materials /varied drawing practice reflects the pursuit of the expressive mark.
treatment of the surface. This process involves a balance of
letting go to working with my intuition and embracing the more At the heart of the making process is an intuitive drive.
Key elements also include; inside - looking out, outside-
looking in, micro-macro views of place. My goal is to
create evocative, aesthetic artworks that speak to the
viewer of the organic process of creating art as well as of a
personal connection to place. Mixed media are combined
dynamically to give a sense of evolution /layering within.
The drawn/painted image emerges to be engaging, dynamic,
bold and/or maintains an ethereal, sensitive, dream-like
quality … evoking a sense of depth, 3-dimensionality;-
images within images, stories within stories.

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