Statement for DRAWING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY

My use of semi-transparent mylar is central to the layered creations

of this series and to my work of the past few years. Drawing the

viewer into the mysterious layers creates the experience of

searching and discovering something almost out of reach.

Photographic images can be seen from under a layer of mylar.

Veils of colour and drawing marks on the mylar surface often hide

most of the image. The act of erasing, scratching or sanding

exposes the hidden images. Reworking often takes place until I

intuitively reach a completion"