Get out there

A stylized portrait of a woman with blonde hair, wearing dark lipstick, with pink glowing eyes, and black and white shading on her face and shoulders.

‘Just get out there’ mine and my brothers rule #1 of surfing in the UK now applies to my latest creative work. For too long I’ve been stuck in neutral worrying about stupid stuff. I’ve stopped thinking and am now like a robot just doing what my mind tells me to.

Multiple abstract paintings on canvas, with vibrant colors like pink, orange, yellow, black, and green, arranged against a wall in an art studio. Some paintings are on the floor, and the workspace contains shelves with art supplies and miscellaneous items.

Mental

It’s a word that I never used to really appreciate. After Covid, a relationship breakdown and 12 or so years working in advertising I finally burned out. In short, no energy left in me, I couldn’t stay awake. It’s no joke I was a zombie.

A year or so later…

My energy started again. I only slept for an hour in the day not a half day into the night. I listened to my body for the first time since being a kid. Equally that thing that either, time , space, confidence or simply an excuse disappeared. I realised straight away that the process of doing was my release. For too long I was thinking too much.

Abstract pastel-colored painting with splashes of pink, red, orange, green, and yellow, featuring textured brushstrokes and spray paint dots.

Allowing

Having battled with my brain saying no for so long I have finally allowed this work to flow. The aim although originally personal has now developed into something more meaningful.

I hope the work can offer a release to for people. A sense of positive doing rather than feeling trapped in a world addicted to consuming digital screens. Mark making by hand exploring movement and how materials and colour work.

A man with blonde hair taking a selfie outdoors, wearing a colorful hat and a black shirt, with a reflective, colorful backdrop behind him.
Abstract colorful painting with swirling patterns, geometric shapes, and vibrant hues of pink, green, yellow, black, and white.
Two abstract paintings with vibrant colors and bold brushstrokes, displayed on a shelf in an art studio.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey so far. I hope you enjoy the work, please let me know if you have any questions or any comissions specifically. I’ll try and reply when next ashore.

Close-up of a colorful abstract painting with bright orange, red, green, yellow, and black brushstrokes and splatters.
A cozy living room with a wooden floor, a beige couch, a black TV, a colorful abstract painting above a fireplace with a wooden mantel, a potted plant, and a small dining table with yellow flowers and various items on it.

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