Taking inspiration from artists such as Jeanne Masoero's Works with Paper and Agnes Martin, whose work during the 1950's to 1970's was defined as minimalist, together with a deep admiration for 17th and 18th century Japanese honed simplicity of line; I have been concentrating on a reductionist approach, using texture and light to create images, eschewing colour altogether as part of this process.

There is a philosophical element to the work that is not perhaps immediately obvious. From a distance, some of my pieces may appear to disappear into the blank wall. Seeing relies on curiosity, and leaving 'Plato's cave', to draw the viewer closer, revealing texture or shadow and raising questions about individual perception and belief. Closer inspection assures the mind that a piece of work is present so altering the initial belief.

The visual sense overpowers the other senses. I am trying to address this by making many of my textured pictures touchable.

Reality hasn't changed but perception has!