OLLEY ART

My recent work focuses on the landscape as a site for reflection, connection, and transformation. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, I spent extended periods immersed in nature, which prompted a shift in my practice toward naturalistic painting. These works explore the restorative qualities of the landscape and our reciprocal relationship with the natural world. Themes of time, space, and renewal are central, as I consider the cyclical rhythms of birth, death, and regeneration inherent in both ecological systems and human experience.
 

The landscape offers a space of stillness and introspection, yet it is never static. My paintings aim to capture this tension—between movement and rest, observation and memory. While rooted in direct experience, the works are shaped by a deep engagement with the history of painting and the philosophical questions it continues to pose. I see landscape not merely as subject matter, but as a space through which personal and cultural narratives unfold.
 

These recent works build on earlier investigations in my Urban-scapes series, which explored how built environments continuously reshape and encroach upon the natural world. Together, these bodies of work reflect a sustained interest in the ways we inhabit, alter, and are shaped by our surroundings.