I studied art at the Julian Ashton Art School and have exhibited at the NSW Royal Academy of Arts where I have been a finalist in their art prize, along with various other prizes from different exhibitions and competitions. I have sold drawings and paintings to all corners of the world, and have found that my art appeals to a diverse range of people.
I explore the expressional possibilities within the action of drawing a line or a space, and combining linear strokes of paint. I search for impact with the subject, and the final painting may become a colourful and striking manifestation of lust, power and beauty, or a dark and cavernous world of despair and loneliness.
I am influenced by the works of Norman Lindsay and Gustav Klimt and am interested in the human form and its ability to convey expression and deep emotion.
My artwork is a representation of the struggle between the real and imagined worlds of existence. When witnessing a subject or a scene, I want to illustrate the way the mind processes what the eyes see between glimpses … the space between illusion and reality is the “truth”. There is a freedom and spontaneity, elements of chance and uncertainty, using different techniques and maintaining form and energy.