Influenced by the time I spend in urban environments and my home base in rural Waitakere, my imagery evokes concepts of the interdependent and often imbalanced relationship between humans and nature and the cyclical processes of life. The Auckland West Coast beaches and Waitakere Ranges where I grew up, have always been a strong visual influence, as well as the journey too and from the city. As part of exploring the borders between these urban and rural environments, I like to use soft landscape forms against structural man-made elements. I enjoy bold bright colour but also like the contrast between soft and bright, dark and light, thick and thin paint applications, line and blended colour. I like to use the paint in these ways, to support the theme of borders within my work.

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