Below the surface
I believe that there is an inner reality visible to our imaginations which may be accessed through the exploration of the moods and emotions evoked by individual colours and their relationships in a painting. This reality may also be evoked by the relationship of colours, shapes, textures and marks, applied to the work, and its overall balance and composition.
In the collection of work in this exhibition, I seek to explore this reality seeking to create a sense of excitement, wonder and drama, as well as energy and complexity.
Most of the paintings are abstract and have been created intuitively without a reference to any images derived from nature. The two works which relate to a tropical forest, have been inspired by my experience living in the South Pacific, and photographs of a South Pacific jungle.