The subject matter has always taken second place to experimenting and developing new processes and techniques, using a variety of paints.

Many artists have influenced my work including Max Ernst's earlier 'forest' paintings (where he creates surfaces by using techniques such as frottage and grattage), and Daisy Cook's 'estuary' series in which she allows the paint to bleed naturally.

Experiences from land and coastal walks inspire the marks, textures and colours. The paintings are made intuitively with these ideas in mind.

As a series of paintings, they have in common one aim to create a sense of space and place by focusing on interplay between flatness and perspectives. This is achieved by contrasting line with tonal areas in composition, making reference to map lines from memory or photographs. for example see.

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