Some work currently on easels in the studio - from smaller studies through to larger scale oil paintings. And all in progress.
The studio is rarely focused on a single painting.
Several works tend to develop alongside one another, moving between ideas, materials and different stages of completion. Some belong to established bodies of work, while others begin as experiments and find their direction through the process.
Succubus (Oil on linen)
An ongoing purple camaïeu study in the ‘Visitors’ series, entitled ‘Succubus’. I’m slowly building up layers of fuchsia and purple to create a dream-like apparition.
Communion (Oil on linen)
A large study I originally composed using AI, placing objects and animals around the central character of the young girl before scaling up for painting on linen. Much to do, much to ponder.
Seance (Oil on linen)
A large 2m piece, again the composition constructed using AI. I pieced together various imagery building up a mise-en-scene until I was fairly happy with the composition. Transferring it to a the substrate, things will inevitably change and morph as I work up the painting. Again, I’ve used a fuchsia along with purple and ultramarine.
Rose with Horse (Oil on board)
A study of a friend’s daughter. Still a fair bit to do particularly on the horse’s head though I intend to keep the understated nature of the brush strokes on the hand and arm.
Victor and Rose (Oil on linen)
Small, quick studies of my friend’s children.
