Technicolor and Fantasy inspire my work in this series of prints. The Prints are made using a combination of Digital animation Stills (from my animation on the same theme), Photo-etching and colour manipulated. The Work is deliberately cheerful in content often drowning in colour. It has nothing to hide and is about to explode with optimism. The Simple Vivid colours and crude lines equate Beauty and innocence a theme running throughout this series of work exploring cheerfulness and feeling projection. The images occupy a place between Joy⁄ Kitsch and unease, although the emphasis is placed on the positive side. In doing so I have tried to capture the positive side of a happy feeling and the malingering doubting which accompanies it (False heat series). Each of my Prints is the result of an individual process experimenting with the surface texture and various use of colour. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2002 I have worked in two specific areas Print, and Video Documentary. I had previously studied Print at degree level but found I was becoming more drawn to the narrative in my work, Video became a natural progression some of which I animate. I find Video translates well into print because they both use a sequence of images, I often print out a sequence of frames and Its not unusual for my to practices to become intertwined and one medium to be inspired by the other, within it I am still finding new ground and possible expressive process’s which benefit each other. I became interested in expanding my database of narrative art with Video and Audio around the time I was studying, I experimented with a sound library of Narrative Which evolved into Audio Installation, with some Printed digital sequence imagery. I am currently experimenting with cross-process Printmaking at Intaglio where I hold a residency for a year. I have just had an exhibition at Printspace, Southwark. My video work takes a variety of forms depending on the subject matter; I am currently working with Hull Time Based Arts and Independent Photography Greenwich on the regeneration of the Dome area of London.

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