Artist’s statement :
When I first began drawing and painting, like most artists I was inspired and motivated by nature. I began painting trees, landscapes and people. I soon came to realize that whether I created abstract or very real images, I was still simply imitating life, rather than actually creating natural beauty. I began developing my own style of painting, by combining principles of nature, art and science. I started using forced air, chemical interactions and other natural forces to control the paint, as opposed to brushes, or other traditional painting tools. This technique was inspired by the way that nature creates natural beauty, for example frost on a window, rock formations or the wings of a butterfly.
I start by combining various types of paint; using natural forces to control the event, I create a complex interaction between water and the polymer acrylic emulsions.