” The Aim of Art is to represent not the outward appearance of things but their inward significance”   Aristotle 

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 I look to my studio practice as a place of solace and calm.  I begin this 2024 new year with the urge to leave open spaces in my work and I also found myself eager to explore a more personal approach to my work and turned to family history as a catalyst.  My great uncle Arthur and many of his amazing life stories became the focus of a new series.  Following that I was drawn to using more collage based on nature’s garden and the plants I find surrounding my studio.

I feel hope each day and maintain balance moving foward knowing that the several years of sheltering presented many unexpected gifts including deeper evolution in my paintings. I am noticing more of a meditative quality to my time in the studio which I find is expressed in my current work.

Recent Work