Explore how I transform experiences of walking through mountainous landscapes into paintings using photographs, sketches and journals to re-connect with memories before working intuitively from the studio. This post dives into my process of painting from memory, colour, atmosphere and the emotional experience of the landscape.

For years I believed that painting outdoors was the mark of a true landscape artist. This essay explores why I chose a different path, and how walking through the landscape, rather than painting within it, became the foundation of my practice.

Some of the most important work I've made happened alone. No audience. No collaborators. No external validation. Just me, a room, and the stubborn need to keep going. But some of the most important moments in my life as an artist happened because another artist called me out, encouraged me, showed me something new, or simply reminded me that I wasn't disappearing into my own head. I have been paitning for most of my life. It has remained such a constant that its importance to