For an exploration of the Neolithic vs contemporary ideas of time, progress &  the meaning of art that influenced this series, you can click on the link to my April 2020 blog.

The works in this series are experiments with form; using techniques that draw attention to the process and materials used in creating them and are not part of the realist tradition. I seek to negotiate a middle path between aesthetic appeal and sterile abstraction; between the grip of the past and newness for its own sake. So while my current work has a conceptual motivation, I also want to communicate the joy of colours, lines and forms depicted in oil paint – to communicate at a visceral rather than an intellectual level.

No frame is needed for this painting & it is ready to hang.

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These works are also experiments with using techniques that draw attention to the process and materials used in creating them and are not part of the realist tradition. In this series, I aimed to negotiate a middle path between aesthetic appeal and sterile abstraction; between the grip of the past and newness for its own sake. I also wanted to communicate the joy of colours, lines and forms depicted in oil paint – to communicate at a visceral rather than an intellectual level. For a further discussion about the role of painting and my how my work fits in,  please visit this February 2024 blog post.

This painting does not need a frame & is ready to hang.

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Some of the works in this series, such as From Time To Time, were a visual exploration of images of women in pre-history. In a my May 2020 blog, I compare the role of women in Neolithic and contemporary eras especially with regard to religion.

From Time To Time also experiments with form; using techniques that draw attention to the process and materials used in creating them and are not part of the realist tradition. I seek to negotiate a middle path between aesthetic appeal and sterile abstraction; between the grip of the past and newness for its own sake. So while my current work has a conceptual motivation, I also want to communicate the joy of colours, lines and forms depicted in oil paint – to communicate at a visceral rather than an intellectual level.

No frame is needed for From Time To Time & it is ready to hang.

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In As It Were I have explored, in a visual sense and as much as  is possible, how artists in pre-historic cultures viewed themselves, their world and their art. In some of my blogs I have compared their world-view with contemporary ideas about progress in art and the Avant Garde. For example, please visit my April 2020 blog.

As It Were also experiments with form; using techniques that draw attention to the process and materials used in creating them and are not part of the realist tradition. I seek to negotiate a middle path between aesthetic appeal and sterile abstraction; between the grip of the past and newness for its own sake. So while my current work has a conceptual motivation, I also want to communicate the joy of colours, lines and forms depicted in oil paint – to communicate at a visceral rather than an intellectual level.

No frame is needed for As It Were  & it is ready to hang.

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