STILL LIFE & FIGURATIVE
My large silverware and flower pieces have become something of a signature style for me and one which owes much to my formal training. Although traditional in format, I like to work in very bright colours accentuated and thrown into sharp relief by their placement against a predominantly dark background, something borrowed from 16th century Flemish painting along with the near table height viewpoint. In my contemporary still life compositions I am able to exercise a completely different creative muscle from the observation of my landscape and traditional still life work. I love to be able to juggle shape, pattern, colour and content to create these designs without too much adherence to the strictures of formal still life or perspective. They are in essence collections of elements from my studio and indeed my life and, in their “picture making” owe much to my time spent in the graphic design industry. I like to include images from painters past, from those who have been an inspiration to me and to my work.
Stargazer Lilies and Red Fan Oil on Canvas | 97 x 97 cm | £9250
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