Cinematic Landscapes

Whether taken from film stills or photographs from my own experience, the paintings depict scenes which are photogenic- spaces which present themselves to the camera and can be manipulated to tell a story. Rendered with multiple layers of paint, tonalities are slowly built up to create a surface that mimics the soft blur of the movie screen. By painting these scenes, I aim to draw attention to the malleability of landscape, and the trappings of visual media. The viewer is an active participant in making meaning from these compositions; they are open to interpretation.