I gain my inspiration from the natural world. I feel we are increasingly living in a time
where it is prevalent for people to be disconnected from nature and thus have
ceased to understand its importance in our daily lives. We must remind
ourselves of the beauty and complexity in the simplicity of nature and how to
measure our lives by its elements, its truth, its starkness, density, and in
its elaborate design. We forget to be affected by its incredibility and to
notice how magnificent and spectacular is the magnitude of the earth’s daily
metamorphosis. We are meant to live near to it, and work to its patterns, and
by taking the time to reflect in it, we reflect on ourselves.
Through my
work I aim to connect people to nature. My effort is in attempt to depict the
detail, the intricacies, the elaborate compositions that are all around us,
give a feast for the eyes, the soul, the mind, and point out what is so
regularly taken for granted.
I never
grow tired of landscape, and continue to explore and develop ways to
demonstrate our surrounds in their most vibrant, rugged, and spectacular
array.
My work is
directly inspired by the places I have lived, breathed and loved throughout my
life.Having always strived to immerse myself with completeness into my surrounds, I am able to draw upon a rich and varied scope of vibrant images that have become entrenched into my being. I use the energy
extracted from my daily immersions into the local landscape to compose my
canvas and illuminate it with native life. With a strong background in
conservation and native forest restoration I also take great care to represent
only the indigenous flora and fauna of an area depicted in my work.
My most recent body of work has been dedicated to the incredible landscapes of New Zealand and South Africa, but now I am turning my efforts for a time to a separate theme, and finally beginning a project that has long been composting in the creative tank, the release can be expected by July next year. So until that time my studio over flow and commission acceptance will be limited but, am feeling very positive and driven to commit whole heartedly to this project and hope that it will be well received in completion!
