I perceive my current work to exist as flexible collections, each painting or drawing being just a single ‘frame’ in the series. Each can be considered singly but always exists in relation to its peers. Each exhibition is an opportunity to explore new arrangements, generating different dialogues and contexts within the work.

The images come from a variety of sources; newspapers, holiday snaps, personal objects, etc. These come and go in phases. I reproduce them using marks of line and paint that are important as direct evidence of my presence, a subjective trace of my involvement that the viewer can identify. This Morellian signature can also be found in the surfaces I choose to work on, cereal packets, envelopes, used printer paper; used overtly or as the raw material for my homemade paper, reflect my tastes and preferences on a fundamental level. The act of dating each piece serves to incorporate it into an ongoing diaristic process and provides another dimension of engagement for the viewer. 

I will soon be moving to the USA to begin an MFA.