The Interior series of paintings started with a series of small doorways done as part of my Moroccan collection. Through collage and paint these small doorways were developed to include patterned floors and walls. The pieces became very dark and the intensity of the room was only broken by stained glass windows showing the distant ocean.

My friends started to refer to my time in the room, and I must say for the time I was preoccupied with the room themes they were places in which I spent many hours. Each object in the room was placed with careful consideration and even to myself the chests were closed, the windows locked and the light source around the doorways unknown. The Interiors became larger and staircases became the dominant feature. Pattern was still a strong feature. At the top of the staircase would always be a source of light.

For several years staircases and rooms were an ongoing precoccupation, now colour has become more dominant and as a result changed the mood and atmosphere in my painting. My recent work still includes the room, but with these developments, future series should become more expansive and will be of great interest to viewers and buyers of my work.

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