We all have our own views and reference photos to inspire us. Many of them are common to all artists, but it is up to each artist to shape them and make them their own. Instinctively, by using special brush strokes or our favourite colours, I shape the view to be unique to the way we paint.
When I first start a new painting, I envision the colours I want to see in my finished work. As I work, I quite often mix my colours on my canvas not on my palette. I usually start off with an underpainting and some mark making in pencil, graphite or acrylic pens. I find this loosens me up for the next step. I mostly work in acrylic, on medium to large canvases. With a large brush, I quickly put down what excited me about the scene in the first place. This usually ends up being my centre of interest. Sometimes I get so involved with the painting process, I loose my focus. This is when I have to step back and ask myself “What made me want to paint this scene in the first place”, and then go after it.
My work tends to be more impressionistic at the beginning and then some where along the way it switches to more graphic lines and is finished off with some negative painting. I find most of the time I do not consciously control this process, it just happens naturally.
Most of my recent work has been inspired by walks around my neighbourhood. When I need a change of subject matter, I switch to floral still life and abstracts. When I work on a large canvas for my abstracts, I feel very liberated. I ask myself is it the size of the canvas that influences me or is it the freedom of colour choice.
My Gallery on this website includes both original paintings and giclèe prints. No prices are shown for giclèe prints since this varies according to size and whether it is printed on canvas or on watercolour paper.
COVID RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT AT MY STUDIO When the time is right, I will open up again by appointment or when signed as "open".
