textures of CHANGE

“The soul desires expression… in order to feel real, we need to bring that inner invisible world to expression… You need to train the inner eye for the invisible realms where thoughts can grow and where feelings put down their roots.”

~ John O’Donohue in Anam Cara

This series is an exploration, even a celebration of change, or the alchemy that occurs when change is processed from a place of faith and intuition.

As always, my artwork reflects my life. There has been an inordinate amount of change in my life in the past few years. Change of all kinds, from death of loved ones, ending of relationships, health challenges, and leaving my home, country, and work to begin a new chapter. These changes, often accompanied by endings, have also created the opportunity for new beginnings. Yet, the uncertainty of change, even in the cases where it was my choice, does need to be processed.

And my method of processing my life is through my painting. 

With these works, I have aimed to transform uncertainty and sadness into something beautiful and meaningful. By capturing the essence of what I’ve lost or left behind, through shapes, textures and colour, I preserve the love and the positive aspects of those things in a form I can hold onto.

These works aim to bring into tangible form the emotions and energies of my invisible world, expressing change as the possibility of something new.