My work explores how layering can construct alternative ways of seeing a subject. Working primarily with oil and acrylic, I build paintings gradually, with layers of varying opacity that remain visible to different degrees beneath the surface.
I usually begin with a subject or idea, but through the process of painting the work becomes increasingly intuitive, with intention and chance both shaping its development.
As much of the process is non-verbal, the completed work can remain partly unfamiliar even to me, revealing connections that I only recognise afterwards.
The works remain open to other readings, allowing viewers to form their own associations.