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Based firmly within visual psychology of images my practice concentrates on the interaction the viewer has with the work.  My paintings are an investigation into visual perception, the relationship of the image and how we perceive it. The work derives from statue forms and anamorphasis, due to positional viewing participation required in both, but my work consists of no correct viewpoint in which to recognise the exact proportions.  The intention is to interact with the unexpected curious imagery and how they are viewed. I use allegorical representations incorporating certain ambivalence through manipulating the forms. I work toward impossibilities and ironies to produce imagery that is heavily influenced by Surrealism. I find that by painting within traditional techniques, I can then adapt and incorporate visual idiosyncrasies to provide questions rather than answers.