Works on Paper.
These pieces comprise of Drawings, Paintings and Mixed Media works usually measuring between 30cm square and 60cm x 90cm. I made many attempts on a much larger scale but found these unsuccessful. Ideas and images were initially influenced by the writings of authors such as Franz Kafka, Robert Walser, the poetry of Georg Trakl , the Alchemical and Mystical writings of Jacob Böhme and the The Book of Revelation. Images of Angels and Serpents, Shamans and Acrobats often appear in different forms in many pieces of work, as well as theme of the Fall and the Day of Judgement. I like using black bitumen as a medium and the colour Caput Mortuum. I tend to use other colours that reference back to the Alchemic process.
As the paintings and sculpture work began to evolve, I started to introduce more varied types of imagery, explored different processes and materials. I started to use abrasives on the surface of the paper to make it thinner and more fragile. I also made drawings using several layers of paper. I started keeping a record of images that appeared in dreams and using these in the work. The drawings began to take on a very different feel and form. This change, coincided with a developing interest in Archaeology, which was already beginning to influence the 3D work. I began to study archaeological site drawings and other types of representations that archaeologists used to record artefacts and geographical location. This influence is more apparent in my more recent work and results in a series of drawings akin to diagrams, working drawings with a fragmented dream like quality.
February 2024
Whispers from the Ground. 2021
Angel in the Wilderness. 2019
Cry Out from Your Sleep. 2019
Thief in the Garden of Eden Version 2. 2019
Thief in the Garden of Eden. 2019
The Shaman, The Clown and The Acrobat. 2019
Nocturne. 2019
Corvus. 2019
Ladder, Table and Tree. 2019
Hommage to Georg Trakl. 2020
Excavation of an Angel. 20
Baumtraum. 2020
Erde. 2020
Spell of the Shaman. 2020
The Storm. 2019
The Storm Version 2. 2019
All That Remains. 2020
Hommage to Georg Trakl Version 2. 2020
Excavation Plan. 2021
The Shadow and it’s Mountain. 2022
Rising Dawn Over the Black Version 2. 2022
Day Dream (Terrain Consilium) 2. 2022
From the Mire. 2022
Site of the Dig. 2022
Fuse. 2021
The Shaman. 2019
Boiler. 2021
From Black to Black. 2021
Up And Down And Around We Go. 2022
Melancholia. 2022
Head Scratching. 2020
Creased. 2021
Creased 2. 2021
Sign Language. 2021
Site of the Dig 2. 2022
Daydream. 2022
Conduit. 2022
Daydream 2. 2022
Potential Energy. 2021
Shadows. 2022
A selection of work from 2023.
Sketch for Wreckage. 2023
Remains of an Angel. 2023
Burial Site for a Bird. 2023
Map of the Way. 2023
Two Ways to the Same Place. 2023
Blind Spot. 2023
Alchemy. 2023
Map of the Way 2. 2023
Find Away In. 2023
Sit of the Dig Exposed. 2023
Yellow Sketch 2. 2023
Angel Found Complete. 2023
Secret Place. 2023
Unfinished Excavation. 2023
Element 2. 2023
King of the Castle. 2023
Torchlight. 2023
Song of the Blackbird. 2023
Tomb. 2023