I love working with paper, especially the heavyweight (200-350gsm). When I pour water and inks onto the smooth surface of a hot press Saunders Waterford for example, I am fascinated by the way the paper bubbles up and that caused the inks to run in unpredictable ways. Patterns of the path followed by merging coloured inks are revealed when the inks are dry.
Manipulating water, pigments and inks, charcoal and acrylic mediums gives me qualities of rock surfaces and natural forms.
On paper I tend to experiment and mix it up a little more. Using screen printing, inks, gold leaf, graphite, acrylics and sometimes collage to create mixed media pieces or to go minimal and show off the beauty of paper and line. Abstractions from ideas, thoughts while working and research into climate, natural phenomena and geology are my motivators.
My experience of the geology of Iceland (a residency in June of 2018) continues to influence my work. In September 2022 I will return again to Iceland for a residency at Skaftfell, a small town on a NE fjord.
