Swans over Zurich

The act of mark making, editing and compiling various techniques on the same surface always led me to new territories, moving through various stages with new challenges in a search of answers whilst also raising questions.

Drawings also translated into my paintings organically and often I include a drawing of a subject of interest to create a better representation in the painting. Drawing studies play an important part in my practice even when they are not used as a direct reference; I find that drawing aids my visual research of forms, shapes and ideas that at a later stage might come through to inform the painting. The excitement of drawing a subject in one line, with the confidence that it will look as anticipated, pushes me to challenge and develop my creations even more.

I choose to make my own paints from pigments and work on canvas or paper using mixed media with interests in experimentation, mainly by multi layering a thin almost transparent colour. The rhythm and visual depth achieved where the layers are more is the composition itself; ultimately the idea is to achieve maximum depth by adding and removing layers.