Artist statement:

Through my painterly abstractions, I explore one of the more complex and elusive human emotions, the sensation known as love. More than wishing to communicate a general impression of love, however, I’m interested in dissecting the specific aspects and varieties of that changeable feeling. For instance, the portrayal of love’s courage, as exemplified in the works of the Russian French artist Marc Chagall is one such point of inspiration. In contrast, the comforting aspect of familial intimacy as seen in Paul Gaugan’s painting ‘The Two Sisters’ provides another point of departure. I am a keen traveller, and many of my works are inspired and based on places that I have been to. I believe that this is a love for nature from my memory. I strive to create a warmth of feeling in my paintings, a mood that is easily connected to love in all its dimensions.