Pat
381 x 559 mm
2018
This Soulscape was painted in memory of Pat, my stepfather’s closest friend. Before beginning, I spent some time feeling into the essence of her character and the emotional atmosphere she left behind. I try to quieten my conscious mind during this stage, allowing colour and water to move freely across the paper without too much direction.
As the forms settled, the painting revealed itself as light and airy—mainly soft yellows with touches of violet emerging through the surface. When I stepped back, the violet shapes suggested thistles, a flower she loved, although I had not been consciously thinking about them while painting. Moments like this are part of what interests me about the Soulscapes: they seem to arrive through intuition rather than planning, offering a gentle abstract impression of a person’s spirit.
Into the Woods
559 x 381 mm
2019
This Soulscape began as a simple exercise in colour and form on a bright spring day. Allowing the paint and water to move freely across the paper, shapes began to settle into a loose rhythm without any clear intention.
As the layers dried and the forms became clearer, the image suggested a wooded landscape sitting behind a body of blue water. The repeated vertical marks and soft shapes created a gentle pattern across the surface, giving the painting a quiet echo of Japanese design—ordered yet organic, calm yet subtly alive.
karen
381 x 559 mm
2019
This Soulscape was painted as a gift for a friend. Before beginning, I tried to tune into her character and emotional presence, letting that feeling guide the choice of colour and movement of the paint.
The painting settled into a palette of muted greens, creating a quiet, reflective atmosphere. Within that calm surface there are also more restless, chaotic marks that move through the composition. Together they echo something of her nature—thoughtful and introspective, yet at times full of energy and unpredictability.
Spring Drama
381 x 559 mm
2021
This is one of the few Soulscapes painted directly from observation. Sitting beneath a tree in early spring, I looked up into the branches where the new leaves were beginning to form and patches of blue sky pushed through the canopy above.
Working quickly and loosely, I allowed vibrant colour and fluid brushstrokes to capture the energy of the scene rather than its exact detail. The branches and bursts of sky became abstracted forms across the paper, creating a sense of movement and vitality. The painting holds something of that moment—fresh growth, light breaking through, and the lively drama that often arrives with the first real days of spring.
Skyros
38 x 56 mm
2019
This Soulscape was painted on the island of Skyros. The experience of being there—surrounded by open landscape, sea air, and a strong sense of quiet—fed directly into the painting process.
Allowing colour and water to move freely across the paper, the forms settled into something that feels slightly mysterious and otherworldly. The image carries a sense of freedom and wonder, reflecting the feeling of being away from the familiar and open to new ways of seeing. Like many of the Soulscapes, the painting sits somewhere between emotion and landscape, suggesting a place as much as a state of mind.
She's Coming Home
560 x 760 mm
2021
This Soulscape was painted as I was beginning to emerge from a very dark period in my life. At the time I still struggled to see any clear light at the end of the tunnel, and much of that emotional weight sat quietly behind the painting process.
As often happens with these works, the colours and forms moved ahead of my conscious understanding. When I stepped back, the image held something unexpected—a sense of openness and gentle light beginning to break through. Although I could not yet fully feel that hope myself, the painting seemed to carry it, revealing a quiet shift toward something brighter.
Rushes
360 x 130 mm
2020
This Soulscape has a distinctly watery quality, with fluid washes of colour moving softly across the paper. The paint was allowed to spread and settle naturally, creating gentle shifts in tone and texture.
As the image developed, vertical marks began to suggest the presence of bullrushes or tall reeds rising through the surface. The painting hints at the feeling of water’s edge—quiet, reflective, and slightly untamed—where abstract colour and form begin to resemble a landscape without ever fully describing one.
If Only
60 x 30 mm
2010
This Soulscape was painted in East Brighton Park. Sitting within the landscape and allowing the colours to move freely across the paper, the painting began to develop its own quiet atmosphere.
The image carries a feeling of wishful thinking—an imagined version of the place that feels more idyllic and slightly magical than the everyday park itself. As often happens with these works, the painting drifts somewhere between observation and emotion, where the landscape becomes a reflection of mood and imagination.
Blue Knights
560 x 760 mm
2020
This Soulscape was painted during a particularly difficult and delicate period in my life, when I felt the need to gather all my inner resources simply to move forward. The act of painting became a way of holding myself steady while navigating uncertainty.
The surface is built from many hues of blue, layered through fluid washes and stronger brushstrokes. Within these marks I began to see the suggestion of soldiers—quiet figures standing together, as if representing the inner strength needed to face what lay ahead. Despite the struggle behind it, the painting carries a small glimpse of something hopeful on the horizon.