The scale of work reflects the space in which it is made. From 2005 to 2018, my creative space was a kitchen table and then, a larger desk. This limitation fostered a concentration almost solely on small paintings and works on paper. Available domestic space has dictated the size of my artwork and the gradually increasing scale of my painting reflects that. In 2018, I began to paint on balconies and in courtyards using existing outdoor space to change the physicality of my work, from here I graduated to a large industrial studio where I came to view the volume of space as a medium and a statement. Size, for a long time, has been gendered. It feels obvious to me that fewer women paint big and they do so in the long shadow of masculine gesture. The liberating blast in my recent work was the sharing of a large studio. Many artists lost their workspaces during the pandemic and I am no exception. In 2022 I return to using outdoor and “borrowed” public space to release the physical freedom of painting and continue to generate work on a large scale. Guided by colour, expanded physicality and the reach of my hand.