As a mixed media abstract artist my work is about experimentation, intuition and exploration. Each painting begins with exploration with line, colour, shape, movement and texture. Through many layers of paint and mixed mediums, I want to create a visual dialogue that invites the viewer to pause and find their own meaning in the abstraction. I add and subtract, add and subtract, and wrestle with marks, sometimes for hours, until the piece develops a life of its own during the layering process. The many layers of experience that make up a life is what interests me, how chance and circumstances form our being and shapes who we are. Painting for me has become an opportunity to reflect on a life that has been busy, complex and tested. My hope is that the work conveys a positive energy, seeking harmony out of turmoil, providing a thought provoking and exciting visual encounter.