Oil paint & solvents on glass.
Oil paint & solvents on glass.
Some spectacular mould devouring a wall in a disused schoolhouse.
Taking many photos lately, mostly of colours and textures I suppose I will ultimately try and replicate in paint. Call it research, why not.
Food dye + some mysterious crystallizing liquid found in a neglected, cobwebby salt cellar.
It’s nearly Halloweeeeeen.
Time to identify and face your deepest fears:
a) raptors
b) the dark
c) time’s inexorable onward trundle oh god why is nothing done
d) zombies
e) RAPTORS
(Video of fox mask filmed through a green bottle of pink cider.)
Some more sketches of Russian wolfhounds for this man, who likes these, probably because he too is a tall, hairy, rangy creature who rarely barks and has a surprising tolerance for low temperatures.
Sketchbook.
As most painters will tell you, it is rather galling to spend weeks on a series of paintings only to start cleaning up and find that your filthy, paint-encrusted palette is at least as beautiful as anything you’ve managed to commit to (or against) canvas.










