The Borderlands series takes inspiration from my local Northern NSW landscape and how a relationship with place is constructed over time. These paintings are about putting side by side gathered sensory moments from the everyday; afternoon light, rolling hills, changing skies a cool change. The abstract act of painting is about evoking the atmosphere and memories of these gatherings, in doing so my external experience becomes bound with my internal world. This space between outer and inner worlds is akin to the transition between wakefulness and sleep; for me these are the Borderlands where paintings emerge and I can make sense of things (or accept uncertainty). Perhaps these paintings may help in noticing your personal Borderlands.