A visual artist born and raised in a diverse South Africa, art and design has always been an intrinsic part of my life, personality, and identity.
Due to the constant need to attach meaning to every color in the design industry, I began creating more monochromatic work with little to no color in my private art practice which is in contrast to my highly colorful Illustrative work of past years. With my studies in film photography in my formative years my art practice has gravitated to the grainy high contrast use of black and white imagery, striping away the unnecessary and letting the medium speak through mark-making, subject and composition. As such, charcoal and graphite is a now a frequently used medium with bold strokes of light and dark. It is expressive and immediate. It suits my nature. Sometimes used in painterly way together with monotone splashes of color as needed.
My work evolves during the process of experimentation with the style varying. Leaning towards heavier and darker mark-making drawing inspiration from everyday life and the human condition translating into various imagery ranging from figurative to abstract.
It the past few years I have been drawn to creating large scale portraits resembling the people I came across living in a large and colorful African city. In an effort to capture a tiny glimpse through the eyes and expressions of a person.
Since moving here I have found inspiration in exploring the vast open landscapes and the scenes of American life that is all new to me. It’s my own commentary or journal. Currently experimenting on raw canvas with powder and dry mediums. Letting these inform the artwork and allowing more free expression to create evocative and emotive imagery.
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