2010
Drawing/mark-making transfers strength and vitality, a force or vigor of expression. Surfaces are layered, scraped in order to build texture and character. Colour is the  indispensable quality that extends in particular a spiritual entity, reflecting grace and charm. All elements are constantly adjusted until a balance is struck between definition and mystery, a poetic presence achieved. There is always a strong conviction to abstraction in my work and abstract concepts that develop during the making of the painting.
The use of ‘bars’ in the work could refer to aspects of design, interpretation of a band of color or light, bars of sunlight shafting through fields, railings, barriers or restrictions, cobblestones

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'mid summer day' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 97 x 78cm

'a day without rain' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 97 x 78cm

'holding light' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 39 x 75

'contradiction' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 44 x 52cm

'through railings' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 58 x 48cm SOLD

'arriving at green' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 19 x 84 SOLD

'cobblestones' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 44 x 52cm SOLD

'spring rain' acrylic and wax crayon on paper 38 x 28cm

'conversing in red' oil on paper 1200 x 1600cm

'blue bar' oil on paper 1200 x1600cm

'fading memory' oil on linen 74 x 84cm

'beyond the thicket' oil on paper 80 x 122cm