My practice explores process, surface, and experimentation through painting, wood-burning and woodcarving techniques. The work stems from my own experience of nature, but slips into abstraction through intuition and mark-making within the studio process. Looking to the landscape as a source of inspiration, the influence of line, topography and mark-making are evident within the work. Photography plays a significant role as an initiator and catalyst with my studio process to create and drive new ideas within my paintings and wood burning/carving creations.

I collect both found and shop-bought woods and papers, as the influence and condition of these surfaces are an investigative source of interest. The grains, knots, and conditions of the materials often influence the form and content of the work. From the edges to the marks and holes in the wood; the paint works with these elements creating a visible language amongst the rawness and depth of surface. Sourcing different forms of wood, I delve deeper into the surface by burning and carving within the layers of the work, causing tension between paint and woodcut techniques. 

The pieces are purposefully quite small in scale, with the act and intimacy of the viewing experience playing a significant part in the making and hanging of the work. 


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Róisín O'Sullivan