The pursuit of light is a constant thread running through all the artworks that form part of this latest body of work – almost as though each painting is engaged in a quiet search for something transcendent and radiant.

The theme of Returning Light emerged through a creative dialogue between my paintings and the poetry of Elaine Rumboll. Her poems trace a journey through doubt, silence and encounter, leading ultimately to those ordinary places where grace gently returns.

In this way, poetry and painting meet within a shared landscape of light, wilderness and quiet contemplation – a space where revelation unfolds softly. It is, in essence, a return to the illumination of awe and wonder. And in pausing to notice this light, perhaps the viewer, too, may feel a little lighter, and a little less burdened by the weight of the world.

As a contemporary artist working within the long established tradition of landscape painting, my works explore notions of place, belonging and the natural environment. Creating layers of bold brushstrokes with mixed media such as oils, spray paints and acrylics across large canvases, or velvety layers of charcoal across paper, I attempt to capture the everyday moments and unexpected encounters with the beauty that surrounds me.