I called the collection Revelations because I spent a lot of the winter walking the tideline, which got me thinking about what's revealed when the tide goes out, both literally and metaphorically.

Shell fragments, strands of seaweed, and ripples in the sand all reminded me of how how memory works, in bits and pieces that are revealed and fade away at different times. And while I was walking I'd also be in the memories of being immersed, so the experiences would overlap inside me.

So much has gone into these paintings - memories, sensory experiences, squinting into the sun across the ‘lone and level sands’, enjoying the patterns the waves leave behind, the way light plays in shallow water, walking in the clouds reflected in the wet sand, and remembering what it's like to be part of all that as well as the observer.

A cocoon is a place of transformation, or a place of comfort, depending on how you're thinking about it. I feel both of these in the water, so it seemed a fitting title. It has some lovely soft textures, and a little bit of sparkle when the light catches it a certain way.

• 12 x 12 in | 30 x 30 cm

• Mixed media on wood panel

• Unframed

• Signed and titled on the back

• Shown as a pair with Once a Mountain

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