Artist Statement

I'm a gestural painter — fast, physical and unapologetically large scale.

I grew up on a dirt road in Brookfield, Queensland, in a large family of potters, dancers, painters and actors. Making things wasn't unusual. It was simply how we lived.

That hasn't changed. Every mark carries the weight of the hand that made it — and nothing replaces that. The energy of making lives in the finished work, and I want people to feel that when they stand in front of a painting.

I exhibit regularly across Australia and internationally, and I paint live at selected fairs and exhibitions — because painting doesn't always need to happen behind closed doors.

My work is held in private collections, corporate headquarters and public spaces across Australia, Europe and North America.

Strip it all back and the answer is simple. I love to paint.