Genesis

Some paintings begin with a place, a person, or a journey. Others begin with a question.

Genesis brings together works that grew out of moments of curiosity, surprise, and wonder — those occasions when something caught my attention and refused to let go. Sometimes it was a reflection in a rain-splattered window, sunlight breaking through trees, or the changing light over Albert Bridge. Sometimes it was Saturn’s rings, prehistoric cave paintings, a bowl of fruit, a Van Gogh drawing, or simply an idea that seemed worth pursuing.

The series is divided into two strands.

Genesis – Reflections explores the ways light transforms our experience of the world. Whether reflected, filtered, diffused, or fading, light can alter how we see a place or a moment.

Genesis – Refractions explores what happens when an observation, memory, question, or inspiration passes through imagination and emerges transformed. These works often begin with something real, but arrive somewhere unexpected.

Both paths begin in the same place — something that caught my attention and refused to let go.