OK, this one started out with ventriloquist's dummies. I find them fascinating. Others find them slightly unsettling in the same way people find clowns disturbing. When I was a kid, back in the UK, there was a prime-time radio show, the star was a ventriloquist's dummy who...
I've called this one 'Masquerade'. Why? Well I found this online, picture of a landscape. Despite being a small file it was nonetheless, visually interesting and unconventional. It depicted a terrestrial forest of intertwined trees which I thought could equally masquerade as an aquatic, underwater landscape. Which...
Jelly Babies? Jellyfish? I grew up in the UK where those small, multi-coloured sweets (called candies in the USA) made from glucose syrup, colouring and gelatine are called 'Jelly Babies.' In this work I've used the American variant 'Gummy Bears.' They look like miniature teddy bears and,...
A daydream is often described in psychological terms as mind-wandering and self-reflection. I think that‘s a reasonable hypothesis. And it goes some way to explain the choice of imagery I’ve used in this work which, without realising at the time, is about self-reflection. I’ve called it -...
Relationships! We’ve all been or are in one. We’ve all experienced one. And let’s not forget the relationship you have with yourself. Whether it be as members of society, as family members, as work colleagues or in gender-based, sexual relationships we all react and interact with each other....
I’ve always liked the Pre-raphaelites. That group of painters who, at the turn of the last century, broke the mould and broke with tradition, yet achieved critical acclaim. More importantly I liked their subject matter which, as painter-story-tellers, brought the mythology of the ancient world to...
Why Clowns? I really don’t know. As a child I remember seeing clowns. There were travelling circus in the UK and, when the circus came to town, my parents would take me to see the show. Although, being young, my memories of the whole experience I’d...
Many years ago, in my illustrious career, I had a graphic-design studio in Wardour Street, in London’s Soho. For decades Wardour Street was the epicentre for all things celluloid and cinema. Jubilee Graphics was at No. 101. It was set up and financed by John Reid...
The idea for this work is a memory from some while ago. In 2014 I visited Vietnam and stayed in both Saigon and Hanoi as well as Halong Bay. My time in The Bay was fine but the weather was dull and overcast. As were my...
OK, I admit it. I agree with you whole-heartedly. This painting is unconventional, unorthodox and, without doubt, eccentric. Despite that, I rather like it. I did, after all, put paint to canvas to create it. In my never-ending search for inspiration I uncovered a photograph of a...