I work with images that already exist. They are all reproductions, digitally mass produced in books, postcards or prints.

The printed surface is usually glossy, a perfect even finish, but the paint disrupts this surface, leaving a shadow where once was a person or an object holding that person. It creates a tiny rip in the surface of the world, a new physical layer. The brush stokes weave a new narrative.

By erasing elements in the photographs - I am subverting the narrative to get a new meaning. The altered image is unnerving. The moment is suspended the instant before misadventure.

The interference is not always obvious... to some it creates a double-take. It could take any form depending on the original image. Sometimes the impact is multiplied when the artwork is well-known, but this is not always the case.

Often the narrative is about loss, fear and lack of control. However in these works, I am controlling the scene and taking it away from the original artwork.

I'm a mischievous interventionist - like the trick where the tablecloth is whipped away, leaving the tea cups in place.