200cm by 150cm Oil on canvas (diptych)
My work concentrates on the moment where everything changes, the chaos it causes and the transformations that are inherent in the upheaval. “Trouble in Paradise” was intended as an homage to the seasons. After much reworking, it has ended up showing the aftermath of original sin offering a new take on usual depictions of the perfection of Paradise.
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200cm x 100 cm diptych
"Time, times, and half a time" is a biblical reference, primarily from the books of Daniel and Revelation, that represents a period of three and a half years. This phrase is a symbolic representation of time, where "a time" equals one year, "times" equals two years, and "half a time" is half a year. This 3.5-year period is often associated with intense persecution, and is seen as a period of divine protection and ultimate deliverance.
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100 x 100 cm
In the Myth Er written by Plato, the Fates operate a spindle; a crucial mechanism for the order of the universe and the souls' journey through reincarnation. It concludes with souls choosing their next lives, emphasising personal accountability, and the importance of virtue and wisdom for a good future. This painting represents the Moirai, as they spin, measure, and cut the thread of life. They embody the predetermined and unavoidable nature of destiny, controlling the life and death of every mortal and God from their birth to their end.
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297 x 420 cm, Oil and acrylic on paper
This is a study I did of one of Rembrandt's self portraits, when I was teaching contemporary approaches to portraiture.
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200 cm by 162 cm. Oil on paper.
Storms and tornados are my symbol for perpetual change and the chaos it brings. They are a recurring theme in my work, and this painting is based around retribution, the weighing up, and living out the consequences of one's actions.
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150 x150 cm
I have conflated the universal myth of the Great Flood, with the myth of Hades and Persephone., thereby representing both the personal and universal experience of the archetype of transformation. The myth of the great flood is found across most cultures, featuring a deity sending a deluge to destroy humanity, with a few chosen survivors escaping in a vessel to repopulate the world. Persephone and Hades' relationship symbolizes renewal, mercy, and hope for a transformed existence, particularly through the Eleusinian Mysteries, where her cyclical return from the Underworld shows that death is not an end but a transition to another state of being.
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120 x 120 cm
This painting is part of a series centred around the idea of creating something in a visual medium that is as accessible to our emotions as music. It is about carving up a life.
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120 x 120 cm
Part of the series Painhorse. This painting represents an upswing in the cycle of Fortune.
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150 x 110 Oil on canvas
This painting explores the connection between sleep and death, often personified through figures like Sleep (Hypnos) and Death (Thanatos) from Greek mythology. The composition is based on Ophelia from Shakespeare as rendered by Edward Millais., but from my own life.
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150 x 120 cm, oil on canvas
My take on a storm at sea - a trope in Romantic painting, and a metaphor for the ups and downs of life
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150cm by 100cm, oil on canvas
The Adam and Eve narrative presents a tension between free will and fate, where their free choice to disobey God led to the concept of original sin. Eating the forbidden fruit was an exercise of free will, and brought spiritual death and sin upon humanity.
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120 x 120 cm, oil on canvas
This painting is about certain critical moments in life: a summing-up, when the experiences of the past area gathered together, and alchemise into consequences, which must be understood and accepted.
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120 x 120 cm Oil on Canvas
The myth of Icarus tells of a brilliant craftsman, Daedalus, who creates wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus, to escape King Minos's imprisonment on Crete. Daedalus warns Icarus not to fly too high, but Icarus soars too close to the sun, melting the wax and causing him to drown. in the sea below. This myth serves as a cautionary tale about hubris and defying the wisdom of elders.
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120 x 120cm Oil on canvas
The hero's journey starting, as all good epics do, in Cuba Street!
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120 x 120 cm Oil on canvas
An early painting which attempts to capture a sense of motionand time passing, in paint. This piece won a Merit prize at the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award. The model is writer, Sugar Magnolia Wilson.
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