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This series began as a pathway to explore and communicate historical stories and events that have taken on a deep and personal significance over time. 

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A year in the making, these paintings permanently inhabited my studio space alongside other work which gave me a tangible and compelling reason to pause and reflect on their purpose and meaning as a body of work.

 

In a fast paced and busy world, it has felt incongruous to devote 12 months to contemplating and slowly resolving a single body of work.

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But as a result of allowing myself this time, an important shift occurred in my approach to my work.

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The ebb and flow of influences from concurrent projects and working practices infused each painting in unique ways. Each piece speaks not only to it's own story but also to a present day moment in time as colours, collage elements and compositional ideas were 'borrowed' from other work and sketchbook happenings.

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The resulting pieces capture both old stories and memories and new narratives about what was happening in the studio at the time the painting was being created.  

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Dwelling with and working alongside the reflections and progress that these paintings represent has been a powerful and energizing experience which I think will lead to an enduring annual project as part of my arts practice.