Each day I am greeted by the history, culture, the landscape and stories of Wales. Each waking moment I am ingesting these images, words, memories and moments.
And so, as I work the ideas and thoughts from this immersion leak out into the painting and drawing. How can it not?
The peace and solitude of my old house, creates a private place for me to work, to reveal what is within and without. This privacy gives me strength and courage to speak out, without embarrassment and fear.
I find interest in local places, Llyn Celyn, Slate fences, the Power House at Trawsfynydd. These images mix with personal feelings, and become one. I listen to the people, their thoughts and opinions, and find that then the work will take on new direction, and challenges.
The work is affected by new landscapes so go to small places to refresh, and regenerate the work. I see the swallows and walk the Red Bog in Tregaron . I go to Pembrokeshire, to the beaches, and collect stones and sea washed glass and pottery…………..
I walk in the Welsh landscape and think, and balance the inside with that outside.
I know that my work is as it is, from being here. It is earthy, ancient, and enclosed, with the marks of the making.
Wales is now my home, and my work.
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