Wendy Poole is a self-taught newcomer to painting who brings a fresh eye to abstract composition, combining elements of abstraction with a private treasury of representational images. Inspired by past experiences and present perceptions, she paints directly from the subconscious. Her work is a journey of exploration through the various layers and interrelationships of nature and being.

"I work from imagination, usually quickly, and when I sit down to paint I never know what is going to appear. The images that emerge depend on my mood and what is happening in my life. The colours I choose depend on how I feel at the time. I love the unpredictable nature of working like this. It makes it exciting for me"

I am interested in different levels of consciousness in the human mind, and the connection between this and the different levels which occur naturally in our world. The 'above' and 'below' nature of our world interests me and this is reflected in many of the images that come to me.

I am most comfortable working at my kitchen table, and paint every day for weeks at a time, followed by periods of relative inactivity, usually followed by the sudden emergence of many images. My painting is a continual learning process of both discovery and exploration.