About Michelle

I paint to capture the essence of a single moment.

In our digital world, I often find myself cataloguing the moments rather than embracing and diving into them. My paintings hunger to recapture that connectedness and the emotions of those ‘lost’ flashes in time.

I approach my work with a ‘come as you are’ philosophy. I bring my emotions, without censoring, into the studio. I find, complex and uncomfortable emotions can be the most beautiful on canvas. When I paint, I stand over and close to my canvas. It gives me the feeling of being within the frame, a oneness with the painting. I often paint with tools that feel heavy in my hands – trowels, spatulas, squeegees, and large pallet knives; they keep me grounded, connected to the moment and my work. 

Artists Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, Franz Kline and Robert Motherwell  have influenced me, and I find inspiration in abstract expressionism and lyrical abstract movements.