Creating artwork helps me escape from the monotonous and upsetting aspects of reality and provides me a sense of achievement. I’m driven by pure passion and expression. Being creative tunes my ability to hyper-focus and keeps my obsessive personality at bay, in a positive and productive way. All of my work is organic in process. I start with a line or a shape and then build from there, never knowing the outcome but having faith that it will all work out in the end. Having this thought in mind whilst drawing prevents me from being critical or down on myself, whilst doing the thing that I love the most. I was too self-critical in early years, always striving for perfection. A lack of ideas prevented me from creating, like writers block. Art/Creativity is my way of releasing raw emotions, choosing acrylic & acrylic thickener for paintings and ball point pens as the medium for my drawings. My work reflects fun, freedom, individuality, proportion, movement, progression, imperfection, difference and a balance between emotion and logic as well as provoking interaction, discussion and accessibility. I prefer to draw when I’m out and about. I’m like a sponge that soaks up my entire environment, both visually and audibly. I find inspiration in nature, shapes, light, contrast, emotions and interactions between people, as well as in my own need to constantly learn and progress as a person/artist. Each piece is a bookmark to my emotional state, which is why they’re titled with the date of completion. The artworks produced represent different things to different archetypes/people, suggesting a conversation between objective and subjective perspectives. This is something that I think is important about art, people coming together and finding freedom in their own opinions, as well as accepting the individual interpretation of others. This helps me to remember that nothing is ever one sided and we all view the world from a different angle. This is also why I choose to sign more than one corner, as it’s not my place to say which way people should view the world. As my art grows, the more it adds light to the dark and continues to shape and lead with its own personal philosophy. Currently Exhibiting at: "Ghost in the Machine" Shine Business Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom 10 October 2011 - 16 December 2011 DeepnRude Tattoo Studio Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Exhibited at: “Invisible” Station Gallery, Richmond, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom 16th July – 3rd September 2011 “Fit for Kings” Untitled BCN, Carrer Topiaza, Barcelona, Spain 08-19 January 2011 Citrus Cafe, Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom 2010 “How we work” Blackburne House, Liverpool, United Kingdom 03-31 October 2009