"My artwork is about observation, spending time outside each day, I begin to see the amazing diversity of life and how it is connected. My garden and surrounds are a ‘microcosm’ for the greater environment. Layers of life above and below the ground, interacting, growing, breathing, feeding and cycling energy around us.

I am inspired by what I see, the individual variety, intricate detail and unique forms of what may at first appear to be simple elements – leaves, flowers, insects, water. I am interested in the way these forms and patterns are connected by seasonal occurrence and constantly changing. I see the landscape as more than the ‘view’, rather an ecology of connected and inter-related elements that together signify a particular place.

Works are developed through drawings, textural rubbings, collage and findings, combining multiple images from these observations into layered paintings."

NEW! Habitat (1380 x 1380mm ea)
Acrylic on canvas

NEW! La Nina Summer Ground Ecology
(1520 X 1120mm)
Acrylic on Canvas