knowledge flows to us through the action of art

we gravitate toward where our hearts beat faster, our eyes widen

irresistibly drawn into some preformed pact to try, 

to taste

to take ourselves beyond and back

the subtle thrill of inner movement

I understand my world through painting

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I was born and raised on harsh but beautiful land near the Drakensberg mountains, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The wild freedom of my childhood encouraged an intrinsic connection to nature which influences both my subject matter and approach to form and colour.