Landscapes relating to a 3km bike ride

The oil paintings refer to the delicate ecosystems thriving along pathways, observed on a regular bike ride in the city of Cardiff.

I feel it is important to be near trees or water every day. When you walk next to trees or beside a river, you are more aware of vibrant matter all around. I am interested in being part of this abundant flow and vital force of the world I perceive around me, it’s an elemental connection, a sensory experience.I use paint to suggest this feeling and to describe space. The paintings become glimpses of landscape, some close to the body others suggesting deep space. I work with oil paint, mainly because I am interested in the translucent, mineral qualities of the colours.