Abstract land and sea scapes

Painting with my hands I create dreamy ethereal pieces that are reminiscent of vistas I have seen or imagined. My lively gestural painting style enables me to convey an impression of a subject which is rooted in reality not bound by it. I create instinctively: colours and shapes flow with an energy of their own. I often rotate the canvas as I paint, so that the piece can have no fixed orientation, it is up to the viewer to choose. The marks made by my brush or my fingers form the shapes of abstracted land, sea and floral scapes. Its a process of play with colour, texture, layering, adding and wiping with my hands.

Work available to purchase

Impressions of the Ridgeway (in progress)

Boundaries, Borders and Edges, 2024

By the waters edge series, 2023

Liminal Series, 2021

Abstracted Landscapes, 2022

Seascapes (in progress)

‘Boundaries, borders and edges’

series

The point where the land, sky and water meets and blurs, fading in and out of focus.

Continuing to work with my hands, this series explores the space where land/sky and water meets by layering and wiping away colour.

Emergence
60 x 60 cms — Emergence 60 x 60 cms

The light wind dies
100 x 100 cm — The light wind dies 100 x 100 cm

Fernweh (gaelic: a longing for distant places)
60 x 60 cms SOLD — Fernweh (gaelic: a longing for distant places) 60 x 60 cms SOLD

Far and away
60 x 60 cms — Far and away 60 x 60 cms

Borbhan ( gaelic: Murmur of a stream)
60 x 60 cms — Borbhan ( gaelic: Murmur of a stream) 60 x 60 cms

Bruach (gaelic: the bank of the river)
60 x 60 cm — Bruach (gaelic: the bank of the river) 60 x 60 cm

Aber (gaelic: mouth of a river)
60 x 60 cm — Aber (gaelic: mouth of a river) 60 x 60 cm

The desire path
60 x 60 cms — The desire path 60 x 60 cms

A sense of place
50 x 50 cms — A sense of place 50 x 50 cms

Autumn appears
50 x 50 cms — Autumn appears 50 x 50 cms

Cool shadows
50 x 50 cms — Cool shadows 50 x 50 cms

Between air and earth
50 x 50 cms — Between air and earth 50 x 50 cms

Feadan (gaelic: small stream)
50 x 50 cms — Feadan (gaelic: small stream) 50 x 50 cms

The stream grew up
40 x 40 cms — The stream grew up 40 x 40 cms

Where the light gets in I
40 x 40 cm — Where the light gets in I 40 x 40 cm

Where the light gets in II
40 x 40 cm — Where the light gets in II 40 x 40 cm

Where the light gets in III
40 x 40 cms — Where the light gets in III 40 x 40 cms

Unstretched mini 1
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 1 20 x 20 cm SOLD

example of unstretched mini attched to mdf board and framed

Unstretched mini 2
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 2 20 x 20 cm SOLD

Unstretched mini 3
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 3 20 x 20 cm SOLD

Unstretched mini 4
20 x 20 cm — Unstretched mini 4 20 x 20 cm

Unstretched mini 5
20 x 20 cm — Unstretched mini 5 20 x 20 cm

Unstretched mini 6
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 6 20 x 20 cm SOLD

Unstretched mini 7
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 7 20 x 20 cm SOLD

Unstretched mini 8
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 8 20 x 20 cm SOLD

Unstretched mini 9
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 9 20 x 20 cm SOLD

Unstretched mini 10
20 x 20 cm
SOLD — Unstretched mini 10 20 x 20 cm SOLD

Unstretched mini 11
20 x 20 cm — Unstretched mini 11 20 x 20 cm

Unstretched mini 12
20 x 20 cm — Unstretched mini 12 20 x 20 cm

‘By the waters edge’

series

Inspired by misty mornings, walk's by the riverbank and flooded fields in winter.

The reference and inspiration from rivers/bodies of water continues, although marks become softer and colours more muted. Working primarily with my hands and pieces of discarded cardboard to blend colours and create points of reference.

Trust your dreams, 2023, 100 x 100 cm SOLD

The sun burst the sky, 2022, 60 x 60 cm SOLD

Falling through memory, 2023, 100 x 100 cm

Embrace of the wild, 2022 60 x 60 cm SOLD

By the waters edge, 2022, 60 x 60 cm SOLD

Brightening mists, 2023, 100 x 100 cm SOLD

‘Abstracted Landscapes’ series

Continuing to push the abstraction in my work and playing with soft hues to create an ethereal atmospheres. The fluid mark making evokes a sense of tranquility, inviting contemplation and reflection. Muted tones and earthy shades harmonize, suggesting peaceful vistas that feel both familiar and dreamlike.