Hang In There
A more simplistic silhouette study, enhancing the sunset sky with white and raw sienna colours. The sunlight catches on parts of Christ to highlight his figure.
Gallery Art School Years
Creator of All
Another contoured painting with the copper paint to create the highlights of the hills. The poem around the outside adds insight into the creator. “Bring forward the leader; king; creator of all. River wade falling through rocks alone. Water and…
Christ’s Sake
Another crucifixion scene highlighting the robber on the cross next to Christ. Many hand studies and drawings were created in the process of creating this. This is my first attempts at creating a semi realistic or detailed painting.
Arrival
I have always loved the idea of panorama, especially long, thin canvases with stretching landscapes. For this one, I also wanted to experiment with the arrangement of both pieces, where it can be displayed next to each other either way…
Another Day Dawns
A simplified landscape which utilised a copper paint. I was inspired by the topographical maps which use contour lines to identify the mountains and valleys. I decided to use this idea to draw the landscape and it’s details. I have…
75 Years
Experimenting on painting on a different material. This one is painted on two boards from a small apple box. “75 Years Seventy Five on this forsaken ground. Eternity goes on. Is your eternal well-being in the hands of the father?”
This Time Around
This is a sky study based off a photograph I took of a particularly stunning sunset. Working with a range of different tonal studies and layering was a challenge. I am particularly fond of the subtle flare on the hills…
The Gate
This work was hugely inspired by the great New Zealand artist, Colin McCahon. It links to the three crosses on the hill; Christ flanked by the two criminals. The term “Gate” is an opening, an access point to further fields,…
Storm
After a year at art school building my confidence in painting large murals on calico, I took to creating a three part work featuring Christ the crucifix. The storm brews overhead and within the clouds a poem about the ultimate…
South of Pencarrow
Taking a familiar and favourite landscape of the Pencarrow heads, I experimented with creating artwork using a limited colour palette. This dramatically changed how I viewed landscapes, and in particular, creating skies. It was also around here that I began…