Statement

Tabby was three when her father left for the war, and her memories of him are fractured. “I can remember someone standing in a room and canvas bags pilling up, which must have been his equipment to go to Korea, but I can’t see his face,” she says
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”My paintings are an exploration of memory and offer ‘glimpsed’ or half-remembered figures standing silently on the edge of living memory, rescued from a personal archive of the forgotten.

I’m drawn to images that are slightly not of my time, or from my time, but from when I was young – I find these images refer to a more dream-like world. So, having found an image that resonates with me, I then try to unlock its essence in a way that transcends the visual and lingers in the mind of the viewer. This journey of development and discovery can take anything from 5 days to 5 years until a kind of alchemy takes place and things seem to harmonise of their own accord in a way that can be very rewarding.

I like to paint in an expressionistic way using rags and sponges because the physical marks and textures are a fundamental element of what I’m trying to achieve. The challenge for me though is to retain an economy of execution – an effortless effort.

After studying at Hornsey College of Art and Middlesex University in London I worked as a record sleeve artist – but for the last 25 years I’ve focused entirely on painting, developing a way of working that continues to evolve.”

David Storey

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