My passion for drawing started young.  I vaguely remember mum enjoying a lazy afternoon sleeping, slowly breathing in the

hot African air.  There’s me, sitting by her side with various shades of eyeliners in my hand, her forehead my canvas. Colours flowing on her skin forming abstract shapes of a fascinating world as is observed through the eyes of a 4 year old with endless imagination.  Relaxing under the tickle of soft eyeliner sliding across her face I could hear my mother’s slow steady breathing. Once she awoke from slumber my art was admired in the mirror before the slow process of removing that which briefly decorated her pretty face.

 

The imagination and craving to create continued to fascinate and inspire me. A scrapbook filled with stickmen and bizarre creatures progressed into an obsession to create lines that express that seen through the eyes of one striving to understand the complex and contradictory world we live in.

 

At the age of 22, having completed a 3 year Degree in Graphic Design, I headed to London in search of fame and fortune. Reality was more along the lines of stacking shelves whilst struggling to survive from one pay cheque to another.  Caught up in the fast pace of London city life I soon lost the connection with my art.

 

For many years putting pen to paper was met with dissatisfaction and a failure to illustrate that which was imagined. As time passed, the ability to create seemed but a distant illusion not within reach, and frustration kept eating away at my soul.  Then, one day, that all changed; despite skepticism and apprehension learnt from unsuccessful attempts to draw, I put pen to paper.  This time the lines began to flow, my hand found its rhythm.

 

Having lived in more countries than most dare to travel, thanks to a mother with more guts than brains, combined with an unusual childhood (put politely) has given me a unique outlook on life which is reflected in my work. Being highly sensitive, I hold a deep interest in the human psyche, the collective consciousness, its influence on society and on the world at large, all which is portrayed in my work. Less popular subjects such as consumerism, factory farming and general human ignorance occupies my mind and makes it way to my canvas.  These creations are usually only suitable for visual consumption of the open minded and may contain traces of issues most people prefer to ignore.