In the liminal space between memory and presence, my work explores the dialogue between landscapes left behind and those newly embraced. As a South African immigrant now creating in Northwest England, I paint exclusively in oils, embracing a deeply tactile approach. I work directly with my hands alongside traditional brushes and palette knives, transferring energy directly onto canvas—a visceral connection that speaks to the emotional undercurrents flowing through my artistic practice.

My seascapes and sunsets are not mere representations but emotional portals. Bold and powerful, they transport viewers to a place of escapism while simultaneously grounding them in the raw authenticity of lived experience. The dramatic horizons and churning waters speak to the duality of belonging—to a homeland that shaped me and to adopted shores that now inspire me.

While South Africa provides endless inspiration, my creative vision extends to captivating landscapes encountered during my travels. The dramatic vistas of Mallorca have inspired dedicated collections, and I find myself drawn to interpreting the distinctive sunsets across various countries. Each landscape offers unique light, color, and emotion that I seek to capture on canvas.

Each brushstroke and hand-pressed texture embodies the cultural landscapes we carry within us, even as we forge new connections to unfamiliar territories. My work investigates how these lost hemispheres continue to influence our perception, creating visual conversations between South African coastlines and English horizons. The intensity of color and movement in my paintings reflects the emotional journey of displacement and rediscovery.

Through turbulent seas and fiery skies, I explore how identity adapts rather than disappears—how the rhythms of the Eastern Cape continue to pulse through my creative expression, now transformed through the lens of my Northwest England experience.

My art is an invitation to cross thresholds—between continents, between past and present, between the tangible world and emotional landscapes that defy geography. In this crossing lies the possibility of connection, of finding ourselves reflected in the meeting of sea and sky, of recognizing that we are all, in some way, navigating between worlds.