I spent a year in Barcelona in 1990 - 91 and developed a deep love for Spanish architecture.
Living and traveling in Spain, I was inspired by its complex history of
Roman, Islamic, Christian and Jewish influences reflected in many sites.
I drew on famous places such as the great Mesquita in Cordoba and the Alhambra in Granada
but also on lesser know sites like the Catalan Hospital Sant Creu in Barcelona.

This series began a long exploration on the themes of decay, deterioration and permanence
using simplified architectural forms as a motif.
Through a mixture of sand and acrylic paint of canvas, I aimed to create a tactile presence and
evoke a sense of crumbling walls or fragments of plaster.