Artist Statement:

My landscape paintings are an expression of my emotional connection to the natural world. My work is a mixture of highly textured expressionism and representation, exploring the possibilities of form, color, and emotion. I'm inspired by the impermanence of memory and how subjectivity determines our perceptions of a place. Using a combination of thick impasto and delicate glazes to create depth and luminosity, 'Venetian Sunset' evokes a wonder at the timelessness of the landscape, depicting the relationship between location, history and memory.

My work utilises gold leaf beneath the paint, shimmering through representative of the blind spots we have in our recollections. They are both attractive additions to the work, and ambiguous, drawing attention to what is missing from our memories. Through the combination of an intense, vibrant colour palette and good leaf I have given the painting many lives by allowing its mood to be shaped by its environment. My goal is to create a work that can create a physical reaction in viewers of warmth and nostalgia, triggering an impulse to 'step inside' the scene.