‘…a visible record of how each painting was actually painted.’
my Style
My work explores the impression of landscapes and natural forms through the painting technique of palette knife painting.
Using only a selection of palette knives as my tools, each application of paint leaves a three dimensional mark on the canvas, which results in the painting having a textured appearance. This creates a tactile connection with the painting process itself, and in turn leaves a visible record of how each painting was actually painted.
Each composition is deconstructing into simple strokes of colour in varying shapes and sizes, using colour temperatures – warm or cool – to portray subject, light, shadow and atmosphere.
While perhaps seemingly sporadic, each stroke with the palette knife is a deliberately measured application, creating movement, direction and hierarchy in each painting.
My Story
As a self-taught painter, my career as an artist took shape along an unconventional career path, and the first decade of my adult life was dedicated to studying and working in architecture.
I started out as a very basic hobby painter in 2016 as a way to brighten up a lifeless apartment I was living in, and I slowly developed my ability over the following years - and I mean slowly. Cityscapes and portraiture were my preferred subjects, but nothing really got going past the experimenting stage.
My architecture education brought me to Glasgow for a master’s degree, where I first started exploring natural landscapes as a painting subject – a complete departure from the world of architecture. Weekend hiking trips to the Highlands became fixated on finding the right composition for future paintings.
Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
My degree was put on hold, and I began to explore my own style of painting more significantly, ultimately igniting my career as an artist.
In 2023 I decided life is too short, and left the world of architecture behind to focus solely on my art as a career.