My work starts outside, looking, touching and listening. I spend time looking for a common texture, a palette of colours and a dominant line which will cut through the composition. I will draw that line then build the piece from it. The decision to stop building the image at the right point leaves the negative space which creates the final impact. I choose not to use photographs to work from as I feel this restricts the expression of the textures and colours.
I have recently returned from a month’s Artists Residency on the Isle of Skye where I worked on monoprint techniques alongside my usual practice.