I am a contemporary genre painter. I like to use the mundane to express the sublime. I believe all the passions and problems of the living world can be read in the gestures of family members, in the tender or aggressive play of young children, and even in the way humble still-life objects lie on a cloth.

When I paint I create a picture of stillness pregnant with impending movement: a moment held in suspension, inviting the viewer's contemplation. Even the teacups and vases may seem charged with emotions and motivations.

The domestic fields from which I draw my subjects and themes may seem restrictive, but I've found it a rare blessing to be able to concentrate on the small world around me. William Blake put it,” to see a World in a grain of sand”. Or in my case perhaps, a starlight mint. My desire is to paint the beauty and feeling of this world as simply as I can.