Nocturne Paintings

'My current work includes night landscapes. These works extend my fascination with colour and composition. The repeated motif of the night sky facilitates my exploration of colour value. Painted from a minimal palette, large shapes of low key colour merge together and details are lost. Part of my practice is to begin a painting from observation, sometimes in darkness with a small headlamp, placing me in an uncomfortable mindset, pushed to use short term memory and to utilise intuition.

   I paint imagery from my neighbourhood and surroundings. I aim to depict a nostalgic and atmospheric scene that allows for viewer participation.