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​Although abstract, my work is very much a reflection of the rhythms and patterns of nature. Walking my dogs daily through fields, along harbour walls, and on the beautiful beaches of Fife where I live, I often record the shapes and colours of the landscape in sketches and in photos.  Back in the studio, painting often begins by recalling the sensation of the wind and the rain and the rhythm of the waves. My paintings are often inspired by place, but just as often an image, an object or even a moment in time can spark my imagination. Fragments of images, text, music or conversation can provide the starting point for a study in colour, line, form and texture which can then go on to inform a deeper exploration of the possibilities. My love of colour, pattern and repetition inevitably surfaces in the work; the challenge is to disrupt and subvert the regularity to create a sense of tension in the dialogue between them.

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