My practice consists of large scale portraits rich in colour and pattern. I like to play with the crucial point between reality and fiction so that a recognisable, comfortable environment shifts to a more dreamlike and eerie space. Too much of one and the painting becomes stagnant and overly representative and too much of the other the work appears self-conscious. The paintings are not literal or particularly descriptive but contain an element of human pathos. Visually, I communicate these themes through the blending of graphic and painterly techniques. I manipulate paint and charcoal to convey a degree of separation from reality. By conveying an uncanny, psychological reflection of domesticity, I aim for the viewer to either question the truth of the image or to just enjoy the subtle disconcerting domestic spaces.

Daytime
Daytime, 2021, ink and charcoal on paper, 60 x 85 cm
Plastic-Wrapped Teapot
Plastic-wrapped Teapot, 2021, oil, pastel and ink on canvas, 120 x 90 cm
All dressed up with nowhere to go
All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go, 2021, oil, oil pastel, soft pastel and ink on canvas, 60 x 75 cm
At the Kitchen Sink
At the Kitchen Sink, 2020, oil and pastel on canvas, 100 x 75 cm
Tea Break
ea Break, 2020, ink and charcoal on paper, 50 x 70 cm
Self Portrait
Self Portrait, 2021, oil, oil pastel, soft pastel and ink on canvas, 85 x 60cm
Voice of the Moon
Voice of the Moon, 2021, oil on canvas, 75 x 60 cm
Tim Eating Spaghetti (after Scharl)
Tim Eating Spaghetti (after Scharl), 2021, oil and pastel on canvas, 60 x 50 cm [digitally installed against handprinted wallpaper]
I Kept on Creeping Just the Same
I Kept on Creeping Just the Same, 2020, oil on canvas , 50 x 40 cm
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