My first memory of art is seeing hieroglyphics. When we were told we didn't know what they meant, those strange shapes and drawings became so magical. Years later, I saw the Rosetta stone in the British museum. The hieroglyphics translated there to Ancient Greek is how we finally understood those ancient symbols; but the hawks, snakes and eyes were neither curses nor recipes for love potions. The Rosetta stone is all about taxes and laws and edicts - it is ancient Egyptian admin. That’s the danger of talking about art. I could turn something very magical into admin for you. I read often about ‘pieces in conversation with the visual language of...’ or 'artists at the intersection of...'. I am sure that dialogue is helpful when trying to sell art but I think we all find that a bit performative. I paint things that I am interested in and I never spend too much time wondering about why they interest me or what the audience will think. All the pieces have meaning to me, but whatever story you've come up with will be just as valid as mine.

If you have any questions about any pieces and what they may mean, you can email me and I will try and get back to you. But let me reassure you that whatever story you've come up is just as valid as the story I have.