Energy and power is something I am trying to convey in this painting. No description of a place or location, just marks that I believe create something new, which I am really excited about.

Recent visits to the Jenny Saville exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery and Maggi Hambling's "Nightingale Night" at Pallant House Gallery reminded me of the pure joy of working without any representational constraints. This piece is all about internal energy—the force that drives the paint across the canvas in those dramatic sweeping gestures.

The explosion of blue and white at the centre radiates outward, contained by darker edges and those striking splashes of red and pink. The gold and bronze marks add a richness that contrasts beautifully with the cooler tones, creating depth and movement throughout the composition.

I've used unconventional tools and techniques to create these marks—pouring, scraping, dragging—allowing the paint to behave in ways that surprise me. What emerges isn't planned or controlled. It's instinctive, raw, and honest. This kind of freedom is what keeps my practice alive and evolving.