A Direction of Travel 

For me, painting will always be an ongoing journey rather than a final destination. Over the past year, it has begun to shift away from a more traditional approach towards a more personal visual language. The paintings are less concerned with the picturesque and more focused on something direct and essential. Much of the recent work involves a deliberate reduction—simplifying forms and structure in order to achieve a stronger sense of presence and energy.

Colour and structure have become increasingly central. The compositions are moving towards a more geometric framework. I am also beginning to experiment with methods such as collage, incorporating materials like jute scrim, wood ash, and plaster to build surface tension and tactile depth.

I rarely work en plein air; instead, I sketch especially when abroad and gather material from other sources, such as books and the internet, in order to develop my ideas and work on them later in the studio. Inspiration often comes as much from sensation and memory as from observation—more a response than a record.