Sumptuous & Triumphant – 100x120cm

 become more iconic, monolithic, archetypal, ultimate and prime symbols. I rejoice in this transhistorical and ancient subject matter. They always continue to fascinate me. Historically the flowers are emotionally and symbolically rich with content. To me they represent time, beauty , fragility, decay, cycle of life, life as a journey. I like the space of the struggle – the dichotomy of perfection and slow decline. One cannot exist and be appreciated without the other.

There is great beauty in all these stages. Life as journey and respect for all stages of nature. To get a sense of nostalgia of what was. I have a love of realism however no desire for hyper-realistic style. I am not compelled to explain every detail of my subject. If looking closely at my surface there is a lot of painterly brush and glaze work, allowing movement, space for thought and imagination.

My love of the Renaissance, Vermeer, Rothko – the love of colour and luminosity as if to point to a higher plain. Light and colour become an intrinsic part of the subject being portrayed. My love of the beautiful / of potent inspiring images is really the search for something higher – to be enlightened/ energised.  Beauty for beauty’s sake.  

 become more iconic, monolithic, archetypal, ultimate and prime symbols. I rejoice in this transhistorical and ancient subject matter. They always continue to fascinate me. Historically the flowers are emotionally and symbolically rich with content. To me they represent time, beauty , fragility, decay, cycle of life, life as a journey. I like the space of the struggle – the dichotomy of perfection and slow decline. One cannot exist and be appreciated without the other.

There is great beauty in all these stages. Life as journey and respect for all stages of nature. To get a sense of nostalgia of what was. I have a love of realism however no desire for hyper-realistic style. I am not compelled to explain every detail of my subject. If looking closely at my surface there is a lot of painterly brush and glaze work, allowing movement, space for thought and imagination.

My love of the Renaissance, Vermeer, Rothko – the love of colour and luminosity as if to point to a higher plain. Light and colour become an intrinsic part of the subject being portrayed. My love of the beautiful / of potent inspiring images is really the search for something higher – to be enlightened/ energised.  Beauty for beauty’s sake.