The paintings and collages that I create are inspired by an intense concern for the fragility of the natural world. They encompass feelings of darkness, loss, violence and tragedy as well as spiritual reflection and rejuvenation. I often use the image of a tree or a garden to metaphorically reveal these expressive states of being. The physical correlation of the trunk of a tree with its outstretched limbs, or how a flower reaches towards the sun, bears a striking similarity to the shape and motion of the human body.

At this point in time, I believe it is essential that we stop, look, and connect closer to our natural surroundings. The very process of making a collage involves seeing beyond the obvious so to generate a physical transformation. Ordinary materials, both natural and man made, when arranged together on to a surface with paint, will only then reveal what mysteries they have been holding, both living and eternal.