Painting the city, I explore the frontiers of space, city and water, surface and depth, cacophony and silence, and by extension history and modernity. I have spent the last five years living in Istanbul, Turkey. Recent work emerges out of a global consciousness and my current nomadic state, as a citizen of South Africa, resident of Istanbul, artist, and traveler moving between media and between countries. The paintings skirt abstraction, suggesting rather than describing. In the new work inspired by the .

Still life paintings 2010 to June 2011. These paintings are about light and colour, quirkiness and liveliness. Birds are included as elements of humour and unexpected beauty. These paintings explore themes of transience, impermanence and the fragility of objects. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.