why
Since childhood I have been intrigued by the physical space which surrounds me.As a Sculpture student I created shelters and tent forms in the landscape, they all had one thing in common, a view from a single window or door.
It took me almost 10 years and a trip round the world to realise I actually wanted to keep making those windows – but in an accessible form.
My training in Glasgow was very Contemporary so it was with huge courage that I started to paint – I once believed that 2 Dimensions and the edge of a painting were very limiting. I understand now that the only limit is my own experience.
The landscape of Argyll with its changing light and coastal texture has been my source of inspiration.
Nothing sits still in the ever shifting weather fronts and tides of the Scottish West Coast – I try to capture a fraction of that movement.
I paint with acrylic on gesso and use many layers of paint which I scrape, sand, rub and score until I find what I’m looking for.