My inspiration has been driven by my love and fear of the sea. I observe its power and its subtleties, its effects and influences. Expressed in paintings and sculpture I endeavour to explore the themes of stability and change: of our human need to strive for new ground, while often suffering a sense of loss and displacement as we transition through life. I do however hesitate to depict a specific location in much of my coastal work preferring to keep the southern geological forms as a painterly experience and allowing the story to develop within that space. Figures in boats are sometimes present and other times not – it’s the awareness of something not being there that refers back to that loss and displacement.