The house in the painting is inspired by a boat house on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, UK. The river runs near my studio and I often walk along it. The house seems to be from a fairy tale, I've set it within dark oversized woods, the empty painting waits for something to happen, or for something to emerge from the woods...
I mix and apply my own gesso surface to wooden boards, the acrylic and gesso help me to create textures and depth.