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Tell us a little about your background and how What is your favourite experience as an artist?
that influences you as an artist.
It’s that process I just mentioned, when I’m lost in ac-
For as long as I can remember art has been integral tion, when there are no expectations, only this mo-
part of who I am, there was never any question as ment exists, this place of harmony between me and
to which path I would pursue, painting has given creation, it’s a place of great peace and joy.
me purpose, it has helped me explore my essence,
my place and the greater questions of being. In the What are your future plans as an artist?
search for answers to the meaning of existence a
number of years ago I began a spiritual journey guid- To continue to cultivate this creative process through
ed by people like Anthony De Mello and Eckhart Tolle my painting, to further learn about and experience
which profoundly changed the narrative of my work, this place of connection and hopefully inspire others
process became primary, thus began the ‘Awakening’ through my work to explore their place in the greater
series ‘The Alpha’ ‘Reloaded’ and ‘The Omega’ tril- picture of spirit, connection and concord.
ogy. My works are often considered abstract yet they
are based on the Irish landscape, they are reminders/ What do you like/dislike about the art world?
pointers to the truth, which can only be found in the
present moment, reminders to allow ourselves to not I like the potential it has to inspire for the greater
just see but to feel and connect on a higher level to the good, however unfortunately many younger artists
world around us. seem more concerned with making a name at whatev-
er cost than the pursuit of substance and the art world
which has become increasingly more commercial and
greedy, encourages this, frequently at the expense of
the artist for its own gain.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?

To remain true to yourself, to paint with no purpose
other than to allow creation to work through you.

What is your creative process like?

There can be no art of merit if its purpose is other
than allowing. The creative process for me is some-
thing that happens through me, once a subject is cho-
sen then it becomes secondary to that process, when
there’s a stillness and a silencing of the mind, with no
purpose but to allow, then the paint just seems to ebb
and flow on the canvas, the more I can remain present
the more fluid the process becomes for me, bringing
my painting to places I couldn’t possibly otherwise
have envisaged.