In researching and documenting under-structure, abandoned buildings and marks left behind in the built environment, I find ‘beauty in decay, random marks, aerial perspectives, graffiti and weathered surfaces’. My artworks link to the contrasts of imperfections, found in the urban environment, highlighting, insignificant marks, weathered surfaces and cast-offs. I am influenced by, abandoned, underground and derelict spaces, vacant industrial sites, structures, old walls & graffiti

A series of artworks created on reclaimed vintage book covers from past relatives and others.

Land Wrap Series
Primal aerial view over Australia. Land wrap is my relationship with earth. A subconscious rendering of the desolate wilderness, granite landscapes, deserts, forests, waterholes and walking tracks of Australia. Being a primal source of the earth once cloaked in “Land Wrap” it gives protection and wisdom for our future survival.

Pure abstraction paintings using long handmade brushes on raw canvas. Stepping away from the canvas and using longer brushes takes away controlled mark making. The marks become more spontaneous and expressive. The marks seep into the surface leaving behind, traces of movement and colour. Big sweeps of cobalt blues and sepia intermix with whites on large, loose raw canvas backgrounds.

Versailles palace and grounds in France are extremely lavish and over the top, with gold everywhere. The floors were creaky, but full of character. I enjoy the eclectic mix of textures and patterns of the wallpapers, the swaths of lush curtaining at the windows and the textiles on the furniture, elegant and beautiful. Each piece in the palace was finished off to perfection with lots of intricate patterns and pure gold, gilding. There were, extravagant marble walls, flooring and decorative marble fireplaces everywhere.

Museum of curiosities with collections of objects and natural history, of worlds filled with beauty, wonder and the imaginations.

Found word and marks tucked away on the streets and walls in Mont Martre Paris, France. A visual and textural descent into the abandoned, the derelict, the vacant and the forgotten.

Abstract paintings linking to daily life in Paris France