My work is always developing and changing in
response to the many different areas where I have
lived, to the materials that are available locally for
me to use and to the processes that I have selected
to record the artistic images that I am seeking.
Initially, my work focused upon producing a wide
range of sculptures for display both indoors and in
the open air. In particular, I concentrated upon
making large land art sculptures set in the open
countryside. These structures used materials such
as stone, wood, mud and vegetation that I could
collect within a short distance of the site where the
sculpture was to be built. Normally, these locations
were remote, secluded areas free from the impact
of modern technology and crowded humanity.
Having identified a location, my objective was to
produce a series of nest-like forms that drew their
inspiration from elements that occurred in the
natural world. This art form was based upon
creating an idyllic place of refuge where I could
distance myself from the stresses and the
insecurities of the modern world.
Following a period as artist in residence at the
Cyprus College of Art, my recent work has been
extended to cover the fields of painting,
photography and drawing. I have still kept the
security qualities that are inherent in my
sculptures although my paintings are energetic,
playful, colourful and the compositions are often
very busy. Similarly however, there are many focal
points of refuge allowing the viewer to focus in on
and take rest from the chaos that surrounds them.
There are often idyllic towns, islands or worlds
encased and protected with solid organic matter
that no one can enter unless one already lives
there. The paintings are incredibly detailed and
encompass a variety of mark making techniques to
enhance the colour and boundaries between shapes
and forms.
