I use a number of sources as starting points for my work which mainly include; personal photography, Film stills, culture editorial such as the face and id, and found objects (which are subverted in my paintings), digital prints/imagery; (which are scanned into the computer again digitized and then printed).
Rene Magrette preferred to be called a thinker who communicated by painting rather than an artist. Although- in terms of identifying myself- I would not go as far as Magrette, I like to take a similar approach to my work bringing to it my interests in philosophy. I also bring the concept of collage, using various elements to signify, and create a dialogue in relation to subjects I deal with.
I like to take a lateral approach to my work. To find new ways in which a piece of work is read, particularly through re-occurring ideas and visual language. I aim to draw the viewer in and gain different perspectives on a piece of work. The use of disparate elements, which may relate, create tension or dialogue with each other is something that interests me.
My work embodies my relationship with God, other people, and ideological notions. I endeavour to make my work separated, but with elements which may relate, create tension, or dialogue with each other in order to stimulate an emotive sense involved in my work.