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
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.
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 —
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.
