Artist's Statement

Nature erodes, sculpting its own masterpieces. It floods to nourish, burns to renew, and exists in a relentless cycle of destruction and rebirth. Morrison’s creative process mirrors these natural rhythms. It is the tension held between such polarities that she seeks to capture in her Excavated Landscapes.

Colour, for Morrison, is a language that speaks in many volumes. By constructing her compositions from the bones up through colour blocking and the strategic layering, she has developed a distinct methodology that brings depth and dimensional resonance to each work. Over time, each surface reaches a point of energetic tension before being sealed with a thick final coat, what Morrison refers to as a ritualistic burial.

“Each time I bury a painting, I receive a magical surge of childlike energy. The seemingly blank textured surface gives me permission to look at the painting with a fresh set of eyes.”

As in nature, destruction becomes a necessary precursor to transformation.

The excavation phase echoes the act of unearthing something long buried. Often unaware of what lies beneath, she re-curates each composition with power tools in hand, carving through layers of pigment to reveal the hidden foundations of the work. This process becomes a considered negotiation between control and surrender, as the history embedded in each surface is gradually uncovered, imperfect, unpredictable, and alive.