This is the studio story of two dark oil paintings as they try to resolve being invaded by a flying beast with a Cupid on its back. Sometimes being in an artist studio is like a day at the races. You need to take a chance. This vlog is about taming the beast and facing fears while dreaming of adventure—thoughts prevalent in the past months of 2020 and now 2021. In my work, they have surfaced with this Cupid creature on a flying …
A Little Escape
There is a painting I have been working on for over a year now. It’s the blue one on the left with a boat of floating sculptures in the centre of it. It’s still nowhere near finished, and I will probably end up having to paint over it. A few days ago, I took a break from it by starting a batch of small canvases with this wash of orange oil paint. They are a nice distraction and a great way to experiment with new shapes without gambling a mature canvas. After a few days, they were dry enough, and I paint some sky blue…
Trying To Get a-Head
It’s been a while since I have tidied the studio, so today was the day. There is no doubt that the place is much better than when I started, but it’s still a mess all the same. I have always admired artists that have all their paint sorted according to hues. Brown tubes of paint lying next to red, then comes orange, maybe yellow? It all moves along like an ordered colour chart, and you know exactly where to place …
Studio Vlog | Emotional Calories and Flying Tigers
This episode of the vlog is a prime example of the non-linear path of any creative endeavour. You see me introduce working on paper alongside oil painting. My mind skips from flying tiger motifs to self-portraits and back to abstract painting, all in a single day. Getting lost in the process is a great way to access another level of creativity and distract myself from what …
Financial Times | Acrobats and Flowers
Acrobats and Flowers, one of the large oil on canvases in my upcoming show at John Martin Gallery in London, is in the Financial Times Weekend Edition today! You can find it flicking through the How To Spend It magazine.