Reclaiming A Child-Like Faith
"An Encounter and Renewal of Trust"

Reclaiming the Child-like Faith is a series of semi-abstract portraits exploring innocence, trust and spiritual renewal. Combining expressive colour with flowing subtractive lines, these works balance reverence with a sense of playfulness and immediacy.

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The series reflects an invitation to approach the Devine with child-like faith and openness. For example, by presenting the face of Jesus through a contemporary visual lens, the portraits seek to create a personal and accessible encounter that speaks to all people.

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The canvas becomes a visual narrative where the sacred and the secular converge, offering a reflection of the diverse ways in which deities continues to impact and inspire.

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Owen Barfield once said “The trouble with insects is that they are like French Locomotives, they have the works on the outside.”

 

The portraits within this series are a reflection of our time, combining contemporary artistry, such as digital manipulation, print and mixed media, echoes the idea of mechanical footprints, in both its production and the philosophical stance in which it supports.

 

I strive to create a body of work that highlights ones’ notion of acceptance. On one hand we are told, by  orthodoxy, to embrace mercy by accepting the sovereignty of the Devine, yet on the other, we have become socially conditioned to seek acceptance through personal performance and outward works; a kind of industrial conveyor belt, which is present in the institutional mind-sets of the "to-be-of-use" for the greater good of society.​​

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