Hollywood has been on my mind. Cinema, icons, glitz and glamour; what is it that makes this place so alluring? It could be that we’re all searching; looking high and low for a place where we can feel content. In modern times, Hollywood has provided the promise of this freedom. Eventually however, we come to realise that this is just another illusion and life continues; perplexing and remote.

It’s not a bad thing though. In fact, it’s a wonderful way to cope with the enormity of existence. But these moments of freedom are fleeting and forever accompanied by a detached sense of unease, impermanence and isolation. We find ourselves as ghosts in search of an unattainable existence. Explorers seeking a transcendent kingdom. The lost ghosts of Eldorado.

For my new exhibition, THE GHOSTS OF ELDORADO, I have continued my exploration of moments of divinity, when time and distance fades away. Moments when I have felt like an explorer in a distant world, submerged in an alien landscape. This body of work delves into the search for sanctuary.

THE GHOSTS OF ELDORADO, an exhibition of new paintings and sketches, will be on display at Lethbridge Gallery in April 2023.