I am drawn to wild, open landscapes, particularly the mountains and fynbos of the Western Cape. There’s something about the richness of the vegetation, the vastness of the landscape and the constantly changing light that keeps me coming back. I’m fascinated by that last light before sunset, when colours shift and the landscape changes from one moment to the next. With a background in photojournalism, I’m always hunting for light, capturing scenes while hiking or travelling that I return to later in my studio. More than anything, I’m interested in that particular feeling of being somewhere remote and untouched. The silence, the space, and the sense of being able to properly exhale. It’s something I hope to capture in my paintings.