CONTEMPORARY
Meaning simply modern or new, the Contemporary collection captures a constantly evolving body of recent works Inspired by numerous influences including the past masters, history and contemporary society, including the challenges we face with climate change and mans destructive relationship with the environment
TABULA RASA LATIN MEANING A BLANK SLATE OR WHERE ALL PREVIOUS RULES/PREDUJICES ARE REMOVED TO START AGAIN MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
THE TAILINGS - MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS - 120CM X 100CM - Inspired by an aerial photograph of waste dumps from the gold mines that surround Johannesburg -poison and radioactive waste seeping into the land.
PULCHRA CAELO -BEAUTIFUL SKY- OIL/SAND ON CANVAS - 118CM X 108CM -
TEMPESTAS - Oils and sand on canvas - 120CM X 78CM - Latin meaning 'Storm'
APRICUS - 120CM X 100CM - OIL/SAND/GOLD LEAF ON WOOD PANEL - Apricus meaning warmed by the sun in medieval Latin. CURRENTLY OM LOAN TO JIGSAW LEEDS
VOLARE - 'TO FLY' OIL/PASTEL/OIL STICK/HESSIAN ON CANVAS 120CM X 100CM
VOLARE II - OILS ON CANVAS - 117cm x 76cm
ARDUS Mixed media on canvas - 100CM X 100CM - Named and inspired after a rock climbing route in the Lake District, capturing the feel of a summers day. A sense of freedom and serenity – at one with this delicate ecosystem.
MA - Oil on Canvas - 120cm x 100cm - inspired by the Japanese philosophy relating to how we think and engage with all our surroundings.
FREEDOM BLUES - OIL ON CANVAS - 100CM X 70CM - Inspired by African Jazz often played as art of a resistance to apartheid
SOARING HIGH - MIXED MEDIA ON WOOD PANEL - 121cm x 84cm