With Emotion – (Acrylic on Canvas) 2017

1065mm x 800mm

(Limited edition prints available)

I’ve been asked at times why some of my paintings are so sad, but are they?   All my works are very much about emotion, I want to make you feel something and emotions are so complex.  Music is also a common theme because it’s so close to my heart.  Music is the greatest expression of emotion.

Is this violinist simply sad?  There’s a tear on her face, but is she sad?  She is feeling the emotion within the music she is playing.  In life it’s very easy to hide our emotions but through art and music we are invited to release that which we bottle up inside.  Have you noticed how the musician’s tear is in colour?   As she delves into the depths of her music, everything around her melts away, allowing her the freedom to connect to her feelings and release her emotions.  Emotions are colour.  Emotions are beauty.  Emotions are what it is to really be alive.