WHAT USE TO BE. (Homage to Wallis) This piece is currently on show at The St Ives Society of Artists Winter Exhibition: Norway Square, St Ives Cornwall. The exhibition runs till the 2nd January. Do get along to see this exhibition if you can. G
Indian summer. 2018.
This piece from 2018 celebrates the rich colours of India, seen in its spices and textiles. In a handmade frame ( 15 x 10 x 4 cm ) and completed with a multiple of surfaces, collaged on a deep edge canvas. It takes on a new meaning given the devastation that the current pandemic has…
STOCK F E.
The work on this series all took coffee sacks as a start for the collage of various fabrics on canvas. Leaving parts of the stencilled lettering seemed for me to increase their legitimacy as works of art. It spoke of the roots of their identity, both historic and cultural, a visual message incorporated in the…
RESOLUTION.
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the followers of my Blog. This is normally the time for resolutions and this little piece was painted on the first of January 2010, hence the title. Sometimes small actions can make a big difference. Thinking about resolutions they are normally about what we are going to give…
GUGGENHEIM. Labels Series No.60. 51 x 76 x 4 cm. 2010.
Having last posted a mixed media piece from 2020, I thought it interesting to compare this to a painting from ten years ago. My use of layers of impasto paint over collaged elements hasn’t changed much at all, and the common thread of a concept or story is yet another constant in the majority of…
SHARDS OF LIGHT.
SHARDS OF LIGHT. Acrylic on Canvas. 81 x 110 x 2 cm. 2020. Now available to purchase on https://www.Singulart.com
BLUE FOLD.
This piece is one of four which will be included in the Art Gallery South West online winter show. 2020. Normally a title for a piece generally arrives during the process of making the work as does the meaning. For me this piece evokes a wave and the scrim included suggests a fishermans net. This…
COVID TOWN.
Covid Town. Mixed Media on Canvas,. 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm. 2020. This painting has been chosen for inclusion in a forthcoming on line exhibition hosted by The Circle Foundation for the Arts. As part of the submission I was required to include a description of the piece. Not an easy thing for any…
JAZZ.
JAZZ. Acrylic on Canvas. 50 x 5o x 4 cm. 2020. In this painting I have tried to evoke the vibrancy of Jazz through colour and shape, taking my lead from the book of cut outs by Matisse. This piece is now on display in the online exhibition English Riviera Winter Open . Available to…
Day 50 Lockdown blog. 11/05/2020
Image: BIKES TO BE MENDED. Gouache on Paper. ( for Reuben) July 29th 1989. Following Boris’ anticlimactic ‘First Steps’ broadcast yesterday I was reminded of the much more important first steps all those of us who have children treasure. However important the ‘unlocking’ process seems today, nothing can compare with our children’s first steps in…
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