My paintings explore the dynamic interplay between line, space, and colour, striving for a poetic intensity. I challenge myself to create compositions with totality - without dominant focal points or visual hierarchies. Every element of the picture is alive, equally present, equally demanding. Colours working with equal force. Only the essential included, coming at the spectator all at once.

 

The paintings tend to have a minimal palette - two to four colours at most - and are small, never exceeding one metre across. They are always square to avoid any resemblance to landscapes or portraits. The square format also suits my ‘in the round’ painting method, where I determine the final orientation only once a piece is complete. I think of my paintings - indeed, all abstract painting - as aesthetic ‘machines,’ autonomous from the visual world we inhabit.

 

I work in series, allowing me to explore a specific idea or approach in depth across multiple works. Two current series, are Everything At Once (begun in 2024) and Propulsion (started this year). Proportionality is key to The Everything At Once paintings and is not left to chance. To this extent the series involves a high degree of planning, whilst being balanced by a degree of spontaneity. By contrast, the Propulsion paintings are fully improvised. Other than choosing the colours in advance, no planning is possible until paint meets canvas. Here, drawing and painting merge into a single, integrated process - each decision made in the moment, responding to the outcomes of previous decisions.

 

Painting what I've never seen is always an adventure and a thrill, especially when the results pleasantly surprise me. But a painting isn’t truly complete until it’s on a wall, enhancing a space and being enjoyed. Like all paintings, mine offer the spectator a new, unique experience - one that, I hope, touches hearts as it engages minds.

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I look forward to you reaching out to me.

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Vincent