Artist's Statement

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"I am interested in the tension between presence and absence, intimacy and emptiness, creating paintings that invite contemplation rather than explanation."

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My work connects the beauty of the Welsh landscape with lived human experience, exploring how place carries memory, presence and loss.

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Working predominantly in oil paint, I seek not only to capture the physical essence of Wales — its geography, atmosphere and texture — but also the emotional and psychological resonance held within its landscapes and interiors. Whether painting a vast coastline or a quiet historical room, I am drawn to spaces shaped by time, absence and the traces of those who have passed through them.

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I am particularly drawn to the losses of Wales — lost cultural heritage, the struggle for the survival of language, stolen landscapes and the exploitation of land and people — and to the ways these histories continue to echo through both the natural and built environment. I am fascinated by how memory inhabits spaces, and how places can embody what has been forgotten, displaced or left behind.

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The historical interiors I paint are a continuation of this exploration. Empty rooms, worn surfaces and fading light become repositories of memory and enigma — spaces where time appears momentarily paused. I am interested in the tension between presence and absence, intimacy and emptiness, creating paintings that invite contemplation rather than explanation.

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Painting is an instinctive and deeply physical process for me. Alongside paint, I also use poetry and text to deepen the emotional resonance of the work, creating relationships between image and language that invite a more immersive response.

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As a self-taught artist, my practice has evolved through intuition, experimentation and experience rather than formal convention, allowing the work to develop its own visual language over time.