I am a mixed media and collage artist based in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, with a deep connection with nature and water which inspires many of my paintings…
I’m fascinated by colours and textures created by the passage of time: peeling paint on worn wood, sea and sand marks, rust marks and layered graffiti. These inspire mark-making and textures in my abstract or semi-abstractwork.
I love using intuitive, loose brushstrokes and mixed media techniques. Collage is often incorporated into my work, and gellprinting allows me to create papers specifically for a particular artwork. My palette is reflective of my love of water and green spaces.
I also create stand-alone abstract collages using a variety of found or recycled papers and paper ephemera collected on my travels. I enjoy the push and pull of intuitive abstract collage, searching to construct a visually cohesive and pleasing composition.
Wild swimming throughout the year, come rain or shine, is a constant source of inspiration and provides much needed respite from the stresses of life.
My art aims to evoke in the viewer a feeling of the atmosphere and energy of wild spaces, and the sense of peaceful joy I experience during open water swimming.
