FIGHTING WITH PICASSO (2022) – 90 CM X 30 CM – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS I painted this piece as part of a series called “Fighting with my Heroes” which explores male insecurity, inferiority and machoism. You could say that I am squaring up to Picasso as a pair of heavyweight boxers would before a… Continue reading FIGHTING WITH PICASSO
Category: 2022
LIMITLESS
LIMITLESS (2022) – 105 CM X 105 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS Kidneyman now has the power of 4 kidneys, Donorman has fully recovered and they are both back in action, saving the world. There are no limits to what can be achieved by the duo. Nephropath has been defeated, and Shredder has had… Continue reading LIMITLESS
FIGHTING WITH MR.T
FIGHTING WITH MR.T (2022) – 122 CM X 92 CM – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS Part of a series of paintings called ‘Fighting with my Heroes’ explores male insecurity and childhood role models. In this piece, I dominate 80s TV icon, Mr.T, whom I was a big fan of as a child. As a shy… Continue reading FIGHTING WITH MR.T
MEMENTO MORI 2
MEMENTO MORI 2 (2022) – 60 CM X 40 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS Based on the modern (blue background) UK organ donor card design, the painting is a reminder of the importance of organ donors in the lives of those in need of transplants and also reminds the viewer that we are all… Continue reading MEMENTO MORI 2
MEMENTO MORI 1
MEMENTO MORI 1 (2022) – 60 CM X 40 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS Based on the retro (orange background) UK organ donor card design, the painting is a reminder of the importance of organ donors in the lives of those in need of transplants and also reminds the viewer that we are all… Continue reading MEMENTO MORI 1
BLOODLINES
BLOODLINES (2022) – 96.52 CM X 121.92 CM – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS I painted this portrait because I wanted to show a personal, vulnerable side of myself and my Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) journey. It’s taken from a reference photo that I took during one of my first dialysis sessions in the hospital in 2021. It… Continue reading BLOODLINES
DONORMAN
DONORMAN (2022) – 60 CM X 90 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS I felt inspired to paint this piece after buying two canvasses containing superheroes, heroines and villains from the Marvel and DC universes. Donorman is the superhero who is in the process of donating a kidney to Kidneyman. This heroic act means the… Continue reading DONORMAN
KIDNEYMAN
KIDNEYMAN (2022) – 60 CM X 90 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS I was in the process of documenting my journey with chronic kidney failure and felt inspired to paint this piece. I purchased two canvasses containing superheroes, heroines and villains from the Marvel and DC universes which inspired a superhero-themed painting. Kidneyman is… Continue reading KIDNEYMAN
KIDNEY DISEASE ISN’T SCARY
KIDNEY DISEASE ISN’T SCARY (2022) – 60 CM X 80 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON FRAMED BOARD The evil supervillain named ‘The Nethropath’ has given around 3 million people in the UK, Chronic Kidney Disease. Every day 20 people in the UK will develop kidney failure so you are our only hope in helping us… Continue reading KIDNEY DISEASE ISN’T SCARY
THE ANAEMIC SUPERHERO
THE ANAEMIC SUPERHERO (2022) – 60 CM X 80 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON WOOD FRAMED BOARD “Very low Iron Man” is a humorous take on my previous encounter with chronic kidney failure and anaemia. Very Low Iron Man is in trouble, his blood haemoglobin is critically low and is very anaemic. He doesn’t know… Continue reading THE ANAEMIC SUPERHERO
SHRED 4 HOURS
SHRED 4 HOURS (2022) – 40 CM X 80 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS Shredder is halfway through his 4-hour dialysis session at Lower Manhattan Dialysis Center. He’s feeling exhausted and is eager to leave as he’s got a meeting with Krang, Beebop and Rocksteady afterwards. They are investigating a collaboration with The Nephropath… Continue reading SHRED 4 HOURS
THE RESULTS
THE RESULTS (2022) – 30 CM X 50 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS (DIPTYCH) I was first diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2003, completely out of the blue, after a random blood cholesterol test. They told me my kidneys were working at 30%. I didn’t understand what this meant at the time. As… Continue reading THE RESULTS
OVERLOADED
OVERLOADED (2022) – 60 CM X 60 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS Although I didn’t know it at the time, I had 30 litres of excess fluid in my body as my kidneys weren’t working as they should and weren’t processing the urine needed to expel it. I had fluid in my lungs, fluid… Continue reading OVERLOADED
LIFELINE
LIFELINE (2022) – MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE “Haemodialysis is my lifeline.” Haemodialysis means that your blood flows outside of your body and through a special filter that removes wastes and extra fluids, the clean blood is then returned to your body. The blood travels through tubes that are inserted into a fistula via needles. The fistula… Continue reading LIFELINE
BEING PATIENT
BEING PATIENT (2022) – 121.92 CM X 96.52 CM – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS Following on from the painting, Bloodlines (2022) this is the second painting in The Dialysis Series. The patient is looking out from their bed in a dialysis ward, feet perched on the end of the bed as they are too tall… Continue reading BEING PATIENT