Recently, I have been most inspired by unassuming subjects: trees at the end of summer, a flooded plain with a house, a street scene at the cusp of night-time. It is as if their humble nature gives me more space to explore the dynamics of colour and light which I find so fascinating. Oil paint provides a responsive and sensuous medium for me to convey these ideas with; I feel something of the experience of making the work becomes embedded in the paint, resulting in an energetic object that speaks to the viewer on a visceral level.”