Earlier Work
These earlier paintings explore memory, place and the instability of images through layering, inscription and erasure. Figures emerge, fragment or disappear entirely, while surfaces retain traces of revision and return. Many of the concerns that underpin the recent figurative work first began to take shape here.
Alberta II, 2024, acrylic, charcoal on paper, 42 cm x 59 cmAlberta V, 2024, acrylic, charcoal on paper, 59 cm x 42cmSun Up to Sun Down - Alberta, 2024, acrylic, charcoal, graphite and crisp packet on canvas, 102 cm × 76 cm × 3 cmAlberta III, 2024, acrylic, charcoal on paper, 59 cm x 42cmAlberta, 2024, acrylic, charcoal on paper, 42 cm x 59 cmAlberta IV, 2024, acrylic, charcoal on paper, 59 cm x 42 cmHe watched her pour into the measure and thence into the jug rich white milk, 2023, acrylics, charcoal on canvas, 122 cm x 122 cm She turned away from him and drew the bedclothes up to her chin, 2023, acrylics, charcoal on canvas, 122 cm x 122 cm I between them. Between two roaring worlds where they swirl, I. Shatter them, one and both, 2023, acrylics, charcoal on canvas, 122 cm x 122 cm