I would like to have a strong identity as a painter without committing to one theme, so my subject matter is varied. It pleases me to put things together that have no business being together; to create something appealing that has an unsettling undercurrent that is both seductive & disarming. I paint bombs & reduce them to gemlike miniatures small enough to fit in a pocket, sinister crime scenes filled with light, romantic landscapes glimpsed through ruined buildings. I want polarity & paradox - dark/light, beauty/unease, seduction/aversion. I'm interested in an aesthetic that isn't too decorative or easy on the eye, so I'm drawn to uncomfortable imagery. I try to imbue with an eerie beauty that simultaneously comforts & disturbs. I hope these tiny acts of rebellion help that which is firmly rooted within the representational become less orthodox & nudges them towards something strange, recognised & unfamiliar.