In 2017, I re-imagined my arts practice to engage more deeply with materials.
Making work had became quite a negative experience and I was questioning what the role of an artist was and what function my work had. Why make work if it often sat in an attic unseen? How could I justify the time and costs of my practice if it was not contributing anything to me or my family?
So, I started again. I questioned everything. Why paint? What do I paint with and on? What is representation? Who is it for? This new beginning started with my immediate surroundings - a house brick and its origins. This then led to the soil itself

The practice shrank to be something that was self sustainable. The paint came from my garden the subject matters were all close to home and immediate. The paintings are characterised by a measured observational approach of the domestic rhythms of a family house.. They often have a feeling of time passing