The abstract side of my practice developed later in life, when university studies opened my mind to conceptual, performative, and process-based approaches to art. Since 2011, abstract art - particularly abstract drawing - has remained a significant part of my creative practice.

Many of my abstract works have been self-expressions or the results of expressionistic performances. However, more recently, I have been using abstraction as a method to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature and the fragility of our natural world. Sun-kissed clouds at sunset. The fleeting blur of a kingfisher. The last bloom of spring. The first whisper of autumn.

Much of this work I think of as abstract eco-romanticism, which I feel best encapsulates my philosophy and intention: the abstraction of natural forms, the environmentalist subject matter, and the close resonance with Romanticist traditions.