The studio is the quietest space which allows a meditation of colour, space and form. Textures in the landscape are understood through the tactile quality of linen and canvas, and informed by the tranquillity of brushstrokes and movement of paint. Observing these landscapes I visualise how my brush will flow. To me, the ocean has a softness that is translated in the movement of brush on canvas and the hues of each palette. Large scale paintings touch on the meditative process of working by hand and are framed in unfinished oak, bringing focus to the natural simplicity of materials.

My palettes are drawn from gentle and considered hues, working tonally with colours that resonate with quieter moments along the coast. The richness and warmth from mid-summer and the elemental light and cooler tones of cerulean and Prussian blue encapsulate a feeling of the changing landscape. ‘Making an object look like what you see is not as important as making the whole square you paint it on feel like what you feel about the object’ Georgia O’Keeffe.

GALLERIES

The New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives UK www.newcraftsmanstives.com

Maud and Mabel, London UK www.maudandmabel.com

Circle Contemporary, Wadebridge UK www.circlecontemporary.co.uk