Everyday household containers have inspired many of my recent oil paintings. These unassuming objects merge into our daily routines, with their appealing colours and shapes making unique combinations that reflect our identity and taste. Removed from their usual context and set up in the studio, I combine them in such a way to achieve a harmony of colour and shape to transform them. At times the combinations allude to anthropomorphic groupings.
Currently the ubiquitous plastic milk bottle has intrigued me, with its sculptural, translucent and seductive qualities, used and disposed of daily . However with the the increasing awareness of the negative impact plastic is having in even the most pristine parts of the planet we have to challenge the use of this convenient substance. By painting them, I preserve them beyond their throwaway life and give them time to be observed and thought about centre stage.
Currently the ubiquitous plastic milk bottle has intrigued me, with its sculptural, translucent and seductive qualities, used and disposed of daily . However with the the increasing awareness of the negative impact plastic is having in even the most pristine parts of the planet we have to challenge the use of this convenient substance. By painting them, I preserve them beyond their throwaway life and give them time to be observed and thought about centre stage.
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