My work in this joint exhibition is based on photos and drawings that I made when<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0I first arrived in Australia of differential weathering of beachside rocks. Originally, I used the images in paintings, but in the 1980 \u2018s printmaking became\u00a0my preferred medium and I produced a series of prints, some of which are\u00a0 included in this exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have recently re-visited this theme to extend the ideas from the original\u00a0drawings. The prints are mostly multilayered monoprints with the addition in some cases\u00a0 of Lino cuts and other media, and are hand printed with oil-based printing inks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This work focuses essentially on the natural world, the study of geological formations in ocks and seashells which hold many shapes and forms which attract me to capture them, mainly in oil paint, or watercolour.
I am happiest while I am painting, the love of painting, creating new work and to explore contemporary painting style is a challenge to my artwork generally, and it is the driver for me to produce balanced work, to feel it is resolved until I am happy with the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n