I paint because I don’t want to lose the stories I’ve gathered over the years — the faces, the emotions, and the quiet moments that connect us all. My work focuses on the everyday — not the masks we wear, but the feelings we hide and the moments we share.
Every painting reflects something of me — memories, reflections, and perspective. I focus on faces as every one tells a unique story.
My paintings are bold, layered, and colourful because life is. My Statement Art is about connection — seeing, feeling, and remembering the subtle threads that bind us, the shared human experiences that are often unspoken.
Through my work, I aim to create a space where viewers can engage emotionally, reflect on their own lives, and experience the intimacy of everyday human connection.
Layered. Honest., Alive.
Each work is painted on a professional canvas which unfolds in three layers over time. Each applied using a variety of methods, and mediums, and often in unconventional ways. Its a modern twist on how some of the Masters used to paint using underpainting and glazing to give depth and feeling.
Each work builds in layers over time.
1. Charcoal —The Raw Presence
Loose, instinctive, capturing the true person in their rawest form, with no complications.
2. Acrylic — The Mask We Wear
Bold, contrasting, distorted — the version of ourselves shaped for the world.
3. Oil — Emotional Reality
Soft, disruptive, alive. Oils let the work breathe, drift, and feel human.
Every layer removes certainty.
Every layer adds weight.
Over the years, I treated my boardrooms across Europe and communal areas like galleries — hanging my paintings where conversations began, connections were made, and sales followed. I have held solo exhibitions in Kent and Frankfurt, and completed numerous commissions and produced a book.
In October 2025, I exhibited at The Other Art Fair, Shoreditch, London.
I am a member of the Visual Arts Association (VAA), shortlisted for their VAA 500 Award, and selected for the CEO Rise Momentum Programme.
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