PF: Who or what has influenced your work the most?
My biggest influence has been lived experience, places I’ve spent time in, people I’ve grown alongside, and the way memory shifts over time. Growing up in Cape Town gave me a strong relationship to colour, light, and space, while living in London introduced a different rhythm and intensity
PF: Walk us through your creative process?
My process is very intuitive and physical. I usually work on several canvases at once, moving between them as ideas and energy shift. Paintings often begin with a quick, instinctive mark and then build slowly over time, sometimes over months. I move the canvases from wall to floor, flip them, layer and remove paint, letting gravity, gesture, and accident play a role. It’s less about planning and more about responding, allowing the work to find its own rhythm.
PF: What do you want people to feel or take away from your art?
I hope people slow down. I want the work to feel immersive, something you can step into emotionally rather than understand immediately. If a painting triggers a memory, a feeling, or a moment, that’s enough. I’m not interested in fixed meanings; I’d rather let the work remain open, allowing each viewer to bring their own experience into it.
PF: If you could have dinner with any artist who would it be?
Probably Willem de Kooning. Not just for his paintings, but for the way he lived inside the act of painting, constantly questioning, reworking, and pushing against certainty. I’d love to hear how he navigated doubt, momentum, and the long-term relationship with his practice.