The paintings in this exhibition are about the experience of being in the landscape. For me, the landscape is always changing and moving, it is never static. From moment to moment the light changes, clouds drift and change shape, waves wash in and out with the wind and tides. Drawing and painting direct from the subject allows me time to include sounds and other sensations which are very important in building up a more complete impression of the landscape around me.

When working outside, I use a combination of watercolour, gouache and acrylic. The different properties of the paints allow me to work in a very flexible way. I like to build the surface of the painting and then work into it, scratching and eroding it then rebuilding again, letting the image emerge through the process of painting. In this way the physical nature of the landscape is echoed in the multi-layered paint surface.