Just looking and the gift of presence
JUST LOOKING Just Looking stems from the rapture of attunement: the intimacy of gazing into the eyes of another, knowing that both of you are completely safe. Some years ago,
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Lesvos does something to me
The paintings I have made in Greece feel like a turning point. They are less concerned with describing events and more interested in creating a symbolic language through which memory
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Art beyond trauma
Looking back over my recent work, I can see a shift taking place. Earlier paintings were more concerned with trauma as something overwhelming, something that fractured or fragmented the self.
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Everything and everyone we know is there
Over the past year my paintings have become increasingly shaped by trust in the unconscious. Rather than beginning with a fixed narrative or resolved composition, I start with fragments —
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The Great Collectors
There are a few reasons why I have set myself a portrait painting challenge. It’s a good excercise to paint from life. Observational work feeds all areas of my practice.
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