My studio practice draws from explorations into mining and mining processes, and the detritus in the carbonised landscape left behind. I use materials echoing those encountered in a mine environment, pulling together the painting methods and subject matter; sealing the canvas with a clear solution retains the raw colour and allows the paint, heavily mixed with linseed oil and dark siccative of harlem, to seep in, staining. Oil, water, crushed and liquid charcoal, burnt wood, crushed coal, rust and found objects are incorporated.