My Process
I do love a good story. And a bad one.
My work is nearly always attached to an on-going narrative, often that is clear and obvious in the titles or body of work, at others its vague and doesn’t even get a mention. Always though, i find it helps with the palette, tone, the development of a series or mini series, the characters within and most importantly it removes me from the equation.
I think now i have a definite style of painting, however using this process lets my mind go to places it might not normally and ultimately results in a broad collection of paintings for sale.
I am self-taught and i think that happened during my years as a chef in the world’s kitchens. A complicated environment where you’ll find a very complicated relationship between the users, the canvas, the paint and the audience.
It was here i found my love of texture and it was leaving here that allowed me to fully embrace and engage with my love of mess.
It is a very paint heavy process and often there are many amazing paintings underneath the one you like, and you get all of those on the house………
…………..pastel weeks are much easier to tidy up…..