OPENING RECEPTION: 31 OCTOBER, 6 - 8 PM

ARTIST STATEMENT

Creating  these paintings has happened at a really interesting time for me, when my approach to my own work has been shifting – I have been thinking through some things that I’m doing in my own studio.  Every painting I make builds on the last one, a kind of built in repetition, whether it’s the motifs or compositional shapes. Most of these paintings share the same objects or are the same size, so they register as a series. Working in a series solves the problem of what to paint, enabling me to explore differences in process, how to apply the paint, and how to approach the making. I might discover something that I didn’t fully realize or can’t articulate until I’ve worked through it in various iterations. Each painting has a different character according to lighting, colour, texture and formal configuration.  They are my gateway into a more expressive painterly language – my approach to a looser style.

The title Stop the Clock, refers to the way a still life can appear to make time stand still. The play of light on a jug will remain the same forever - counteracting the frenzied speed of life online. It is this stillness that is an invitation to turn inwards and search for meaning and value in the physical, the unadorned and the everyday.