[mijwallace]

Here is an updated artists statement based more on personal experiences and identity

The place I was born and where I grew up were very different, from a fishing villiage on the north coast of Scotland to the wild beauty of Africa, where I lived for 20 years, a place unspoilt and rich in culture. Much of my work comes from those places and is mostly representative of memories or surreal versions of landscapes.

My love of the sea started with paintings of coastlines and the sea’s interaction with the land, the world beneath the waves has always fascinated me so I’ve explored this realm too and some of its inhabitants. Working in London has recently inspired me to create my own cityscapes and some versions of the city as I see them in my mind.

[mijwallace]

Thanks Crista for your feedback, you’re absolutely right, I’ll have another go and explore I feel and why rather than how.