Direct, and gentle enough.
I like the idea of a strong gaze holding a moment, space or time
so you don’t have to.
Acrylic on canvas
51 × 51 × 2 cm
Angelic proportions. Gentle gaze. Soft lipped.
Acrylic on canvas
46 × 46 × 2 cm
Indulge me here…. this is an old-soul face with youthful baldness, big dreams and a clear mind. I’d be fascinated to hear the conversations this one would start.
Acrylic on canvas
46 × 46 × 2 cm
Destined for a room with colour,
or a room with no colour at all.
Oil, oil stick on Belgian linen
80 × 100 × 3 cm
Acrylic, oil stick, pastel on canvas
110 × 110 × 3 cm
There is something very juicy about paint applied with a paint-swollen brush.
The bristles have lost the battle any kind of ratio -
an indulgent amount of medium turns the brush into a swamp on a stick.
Lots of paint means your playing an abundant game - it’s expensive.
Material costs, yes (but we ignore that).
But, time, mainly.
Drying time, thick paint demands breaks to allow things to settle.
The sakes are higher when a canvas is wetter.
There is good mess, rooted in abstraction and expression.
And then there is mess-mess - ultimately, a frustrating place to land.
It’s a fine line.
So, this painting - juicy.
Not a landscape, it’s more intimate. A piece of something naturally occuring, organically woven rather than devised.
The green is rich. Energised.
The strokes are playful.
A canvas to recline opposite to,
to considered.
Acrylic on canvas
65 × 80 × 3 cm
Acrylic, oil stick, on canvas
100 × 100 × 3 cm
If I were an abstract robot…
(I joke.)
Structured curves is how I describe this one.
Acrylic, oil stick on canvas
104 × 64 × 4 cm
The word that comes to mind standing in front of this one : atmosphere.
Energised, unruly - but gentle.
Floating and layered.
Acrylic on canvas
110 × 110 × 3cm
Acrylic, pastel on archival
50 × 70 cm