PROCESS
My work is an expression of the wildness that surrounds us at all times, sometimes imperceptible, sometimes miraculous, always in a process of transformation. Birds and mammals are the main focus as they are ever-present, but ever-fleeting. Their moving shapes are the epitome of wildness.
As the poet W.S. Merwin said: “Wildness is everything that is just beyond reach.”
I work on paper using a wet process with ink and salt, a technique which allows for maximum simplicity and spontaneity, letting the pigment flow freely with unpredictable textures and forms. The result is a sense of movement, a wild dance created using the smallest footprint – just a few drops of ink, a little salt, and water.
My art is part of a practice which has developed over many years. It involves travel to wild places: deserts, mountains, rainforests, coral reefs, river basins and wetlands. In those places I study the wild inhabitants, travelling on foot when I can, which allows me to absorb the landscape as part of its community of life. My process involves sketching, photographing, filming and writing, but mainly quietly watching and listening.
My studio is in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales, with big skies, ever transforming light and deeply layered wild histories. It is my main inspiration and source.
You can find out more about my work on Substack where I publish a weekly story about the wild.
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