Index to Gallery Pages

Figures

Our need to make representations of the human figure is fundamental, being as it is nothing less than a likeness of ourselves. For that reason I have always regarded it to be the primary subject for representational art, as it has been since antiquity.

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Interiors

Works in which the figure, or figures, are set in a confined space such as my attic studio, or other familiar domestic interiors. However ambiguous the intention, I accept it as inevitable that the viewer will be compelled to create their own narrative interpretation.

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Still Lifes

Still life has for me always been important, the carefully observed arrangement of objects encouraging a mood of quiet reflection. The subjects however can often suggest deeper rituals and human dramas, usually acted out on the restricted stage of the tabletop or bread board.

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Heads

A series of large single heads painted around the turn of the century. Created as a response to feeling I'd painted myself into a corner, my intention was to remove narrative, background and context in order to focus each work on a single psychological trait.

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Portraits

In my portraits the individuality of the sitter is of primary importance. I like to concentrate on their uniqueness, those qualities that differentiate them from all other individuals, while their possessions and surroundings can likewise be pointers to their personality.

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