My process of creating a painting starts with a love affair with a particular colour. That colour takes me on a journey with an unknown destination and at its best, I am guided by a feeling of positive life affirming energy, a process that is often energetic and quite physical. From this rather chaotic explosion of colours an image emerges.
The semi-abstract imagery allows a dream like world to remain present. It is an invitation to the viewer to use their creative imagination as they engage with the colours and shapes and possibly see multiple pictures within the painting. In that way we are both the creators.
At the heart of my approach to creativity is a curiosity to experience that what lies beyond thought and intellectual construction, a longing to connect to a more intuitive sense of a personal truth. This way of painting is embodied within a method known as Vedic Art. With a focus on the individual’s internal imagery, Vedic Art provides a step by step program to connect with the creative ability that is inherent within us all and connects concepts of life and art into an intimately interlinked relationship. In this method art is not about reproducing the environment around us, but rather about making life visible. My encounter with Vedic art led me to first put this at the centre of my practice, before then training as a teacher in the form. I now give courses in this method.
My hope is that the paintings on these walls will communicate an experience of a positive creative power and that it will inspire the viewer to find this in themselves.