It is my intention that these altered landscapes reflect the tension between all that is beautiful and the extensive damage that has been inflicted, socially, politically & environmentally on our world.

The images usually begin with a walk, sometimes a hike but often just a walk. I take photographs - lots of them - I’m very slow to walk with. Afterwards I spend several hours sorting through the photographs, playing with simple edits; cropping, saturation, hue. A small selection of these photographs will become the inspiration for a painting - almost always using oil pastels. I find oil pastels blend beautifully, when worked correctly, without becoming muddy. I like to work with my fingers or perhaps a palette knife but often I will use anything I have to hand; pieces of card, wire scourers, forks, knives.