My work is concerned with the spirit. That of place, human existence and that of the wraith. The atmosphere of the many sites and places I’ve visited led me to become interested in the
layers of history, the traces of human activity and the meanings present there.Back in the studio, to explore these notions I experiment with a variety of imagery and materials, layering, binding, assembling and scraping to create metaphors for feelings, remembrances, people and places.

The works start with the application of a variety of media: a combination of many or maybe limited to
just two or three. Surfaces are built up which may suggest shapes, forms and elements of places and
experiences.
All of these produce layers of meaning and memory. Sometimes, through overworking, new
memories appear, old ones become buried, hidden but not forgotten, receding into the canvas. It’s
from these I look to develop equivalents in the paintings, distilling them into the surfaces.