About this work:

‘Northern Rainbow Curtain Folds’ explores home as an emotional landscape rather than a fixed place. Inspired by shifting skies and changing light, the painting draws on memory, atmosphere and the way colour can hold a sense of belonging. Layers of translucent paint create a veil between what is seen and what is remembered, inviting viewers to bring their own experiences of place, transition and home to the work.

My practice explores how colour, light and landscape become vessels for memory, emotion and belonging. Working primarily in paint, I create luminous works inspired by skies, weather, water and the shifting qualities of natural light. Rather than documenting specific places, my paintings emerge from remembered experiences, where observation, imagination and feeling begin to merge.

Growing up in Teesside and spending much of my life in and around water—as a swimmer, diver and artist—has shaped how I experience the world. I am drawn to moments of transition: changing skies, rainbows, reflections and atmospheric phenomena that remind us nothing is ever entirely fixed. These fleeting moments become metaphors for resilience, connection and hope.