My work merges conscious and subconscious thought, memory, emotion and symbolism. I use the picture plane to develop 'archetypes' which are areas of markmaking and colour which coalesce and stand alone on the picture plane. For me the constant flux between 'archetypes' and spaces between, inner and outer, and the void, have a personal significance. I developed this style of working from experiential art groups whilst studying at Goldsmiths College from 2005-8. I am trying to develop a 'language' from markmaking and textures which somehow connects the artist, viewer and artwork in a relational triangulation. All my paintings are instinctual, the process of making is a way of connecting my interiority with the outside world. l am interested in how gesture and mark making can evoke emotion and materiality, and how abstract painting can create a space where narrative is undefined and relational, with many connections and interpretations for the viewer.