My Art Practice is a visual response to chance and encounter, to what I happen to find in daily life. It is a reflection of my emotions and memories from numerous everyday observations, either collected in public places, such as: cafes, on trains, waiting rooms, as well as my regular walks everyday along Lake Illawarra and my local area around, Kanahooka. 

I always carry a small notebook in my bag to record these everyday observations. I am intuitive, and I mostly draw from the feelings about the objects in front of me, it is an immediate response. Back in the studio I may expand upon these responses I have made to then include memory. Artists such as René Magritte, Edvard Munch, Georgia O’Keefe and Van Gogh are a great influence in my work, as they also connect to the subconscious mind. 

Art has been a tool to explore feelings of frustration and anxiety and to ultimately connect back to peace. I am always relieved after working on a drawing or painting that these negative feelings have transformed within my work and I am able to connect to an audience. 

My favourite for drawing is ink with a calligraphy brush and fountain pen, which lets me express freely but show restraint. This could be connected to my Korean tradition of Calligraphy, which I practiced for a few years as a child. This medium has a beauty that combines simplicity, elegance and boldness of which I am attracted. 

Acrylic paint is definitely my choice for vivid colour, non-toxic smell, fast drying and flat affect more suited for my Abstract Art Practice. My style leans toward simple forms with complimentary colours and a limited palette. As subject matter, I am not interested in absolute Realism, I am interested in Semi-figurative and Abstract work