My work focuses on the themes of origins and belonging and it is this concern that has formed the basis of this painting. Through the act of painting I reclaim a moment lost in the instant it occurred. The sitter is my daughter Megan, Through the process of painting her portrait I wanted to commemorate this stage of her development and also a pre Christmas visit to her Granny Maya. Within the portrait there is an echo of that which is lost and sought, it speaks at times to our sense of nostalgia and at others to our desire to be seen, recognised and valued.