Through unique and meticulous handling of colour and pattern, Locke employs perspective anomalies, optical depth, and Escher-like paradoxes to achieve intricate compositions. His distinctive layering owes its origins to etching, a discipline he learned in his formative years. The results are a combination of mathematical diligence and controlled abstraction. Reality is sieved through a dream-like filter that assimilates recognisable motifs into utopian projections akin to a hypnagogic state of consciousness, the sensation of transitioning between wakefulness and sleep.