Artist Statement

In my work, I explore the relationship between place and memory through contemporary landscape painting.

I paint what I see in the moments between waking and dreaming, a semi-conscious state where imagination and reality become blurred. Drawing upon early childhood memories of the English countryside; I find solace in fog-laden fields, patchwork hills, and trees that reflect the changing seasons. Years after leaving rural England, this familiar place now feels elusive and intangible, as though I’m viewing it through the lens of a dream. In many ways, my work is an attempt to preserve, and perhaps even romanticize, these moments lost in time.

As I create, I often wonder— is it possible to reconstruct memories of a place I once knew? And if so, can I truly know what is real and what no longer exists if the memory is still present?

These essential questions continue to guide my work.

Titles of paintings, including “Finding Our Way Home” and “Do You Still Remember?” refer to my personal narrative that unfolds throughout this series. I view this work as an opportunity to further understand the complex relationship between perception, color, emotion, and experience.