TIME: THE GREAT EQUALISER (2023) – 45 cm x 138 cm – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS In this piece, the hourglass is the focal point, inspired by the symbolism of memento mori. It portrays the cycle from birth to death in an uplifting manner. This was a moving piece to create, starting with the central… Continue reading TIME: THE GREAT EQUALISER
Tag: OIL PAINTING
FIGHTING WITH PICASSO
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
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
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
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
BLUE MAN
BLUE MAN (2021) – 121.92 CM X 96.52 CM – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS A piece exploring male insecurity and male vulnerability. Based on my body shape at the time of painting, I have historically had a dislike for my body and would over-eat for comfort. As a child, my mother would seemingly overfeed me… Continue reading BLUE MAN