I am fascinated by fractals, and the apparently random but in fact systematic structures found in nature. I often use number systems or geometric forms in the composition of my work, in an attempt to convey this sense of ‘ordered chaos’. Pieces often develop in series, representing the way we usually experience our environment - not standing still, but moving through it. It represents time spent ‘being in’ nature, rather than places depicted accurately as observed from fixed viewpoints, and the images are abstracted in various ways, in an attempt to allow space for each viewer to read into the work their own personal experiences and memories of places and times.

I combine drawing, painting, and printmaking techniques, responding to the natural tendencies of the materials (for example the way water drips or charcoal smudges), presenting art objects that are as much about the material surface as they are a response to my experiences of natural environments. I increasingly use recycled materials in the work.

My approach is influenced by Philosophical Taoism and East Asian landscape painting theories, as well as ideas about the Sublime (Kant / Abstract Expressionism) and our relationship with space and time (Bachelard / Mondrian / Barthes / Capra). I am inspired by the materiality of J M W Turner's depictions of natural extremes, and particularly admire the work of contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer.

I graduated from Chelsea with BA Hons Fine Art Painting in 2003 and completed MA Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School in 2007. I have taught Art & Design part-time since 2004, and have led a variety of community projects with primary, secondary and post 16 students. My studio is based at Creekside Artists in Deptford and I am represented by galleries in London and Whitstable.