This work was specially commissioned for the recent wedding of George Calombaris in Athens. It reflects on the Greek Legend of Prometheus stealing fire back from Zeus. For a celebrity Chef, fire is an essential part of his tool kit, an element to be used, tamed and at the same time always respected. Fire is…
I took in 18 paintings to The Words and Pictures Gallery, Teignmouth this morning. Jason Noble, the gallery owner, has been busy exhibiting the work today getting it ready for the opening on Saturday 5th from 5-7 pm. There is something very satisfying about seeing a series such as this all displayed together. I tend…
This piece is part of my Coffee Sack Series and will be on view at the Words and Pictures Gallery, Teignmouth, in a one man show from 5-18 May 2018. See http://www.wordsandpicturesgallery.com for more details. I was influenced here by the hard edge style of painting which was prevalent in the 1960’s here and this…
This piece is now showing at the PENWITH GALLERY, BACK ROAD WEST, ST IVES, CORNWALL. The show runs from 18th NOVEMBER 2017 to 6th January 2018. It is a homage to the Aboriginal artist, Sally Gabori. Her work is bold and full of energy and colour and she inspired me to be more adventurous after…
This piece was completed in 2015. Inspired of course by the Motown song which was a significant part of my misspent teenage years. The colours and patterns evoke the popular conception of an era. A time for which the young were finding a new and exciting vision of a positive future, one so far removed…
This is one of my pieces now showing at The, Words and Pictures Gallery, The little Triangle, Teignmouth , Devon. Westwood Meets Botticelli. Mixed Media Collage.
From April 2017 my work will be on display at The Barebones Gallery, in Bangalow, Near Byron Bay, Australia. Starting with 5 works, all completed in 2016. ‘Following my visit to Australia in February 2017, visiting Melbourne, Sidney, Ayres Rock and Byron Bay, several Galleries showed interest in my work. This excellent Gallery in Bangalow…
This piece is now available at: The Galleria St Ives, Tregenna Hill, St Ives Cornwall. An example of the mixed media works which has epitomised my voyages in painting this year. 60 x 60 x 4cm in a handmade frame. G x
On butterfly wings. We fly so often on butterfly wings, our hopes and dreams exposed, and where the winds will carry us no-one really knows. FGD.2015.
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