Before focusing on my art, I spent over 25 years in advertising as a copywriter and creative director. This explains why a lot of my work is conceptual in nature. I rarely start an oil painting without first having a concept and story to tell. Each painting evolves, usually to form part of a series.

My work is centred around the human spirit, experience and identity — cultural and spiritual.

I’m currently painting people in nature, in abstract-realism using oils on Belgian linen and board.

Oil is the perfect medium to capture the essence of my subjects and the surrounding light.