This time of year, is my time to make order in the studio.
With an upcoming solo exhibition in June 2021, the place is full of drawings and paintings – at various stages of completion. In the early stages of a run up to a show, my studio can at times appear to be a chaotic mess. This is a result of working without reins or a clear direction; producing many paintings that may sit unfinished for some time.
So, this winter ‘spring clean’ not only brings order but a necessary pause to look at the new work and reflect on the way ahead, in the final months before the show.
There are ideas from my last exhibition ‘A Sense of Someone’ (John Martin Gallery Nov 2019) which, I will continue to explore in this new body of work.
In this short excerpt of from a Q&A at my last show, I talk about the making of ‘Homeward’. A recurring figure in my work. The poignancy of the lone figure walking through a landscape seems especially pertinent at this time.