Statement: In all my work, printing or painting, there is a desire to transcend limits, be it the boundaries of line, colour, the physical constraints of a substrate or even space itself. Using flat colour and hand-cut stencils I prefer to focus on a singular object or subject that often seeks to break out of its confines in some way. I would also draw with an oil pastel directly onto my screen capturing the energy and spontaneity of my gestural line with an oil-resist technique rather than using photo screens.

Drawing from my roots in silkscreen printing, I approach the surface with a methodology akin to printmaking. Using birch panels allows me to create a stencil and roll-on flat, hard-edged colour shapes as the base for painted black lines that will define the subject. While the two appear to coexist on the same plane, it’s the tension between the line and the colour spilling beyond it that gives the subject energy.

In search of a more collaborative engagement in my recent work, I extend the painted line beyond the confines of the wood panel by transitioning to black wire. This element adds both dimension and a kinetic element. In effect, I surrender control as the author of a static painting. The dimensional additions enable an independent interplay of wire, light, and shapes allowing the piece to constantly redefine "itself" beyond my control, with an ever-changing representation to the viewer. By creating a collaboration between the work and its environment I endeavour to redefine the traditional perceptions of authorship, light, space, and the marking of time.