Ogygia – Órmos Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas
Calypso lazes on the Elysian shore of Ogygia, whose cedars and junipers offer shelter and security for “owls and falcons and sea-crows with chattering tongues”.
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Ariēs – Órmos Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas
The flint hued clouds hail the arrival of the god Aries on his winged chariot, drawn by his immortal steeds. Avian heralds scatter at his coming.
#SaveOurPlanet
Narcissus – Órmos Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas
A Muscat blush bathes the sky, reflecting in the rippling pool below. Narcissus, son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope, perches on the edge mesmerized by his own reflection, whilst despairing Echo roams the surrounding woodland.
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Eos – Órmos Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas
Eos the Titan goddess of Dawn watches over the ancient Devonian vista, as her rosy fingers spread across the sky. As the goddess rises, a somnolent haze descends upon the horizon. Look carefully, and you will see a glint of the goddess’ tiara emerging from the heavens and the faintest whisp of a feathered wing.
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Nereus – Summer Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on canvas sheet
Nereus the eldest son of Pontus (the Sea) and Gaia (the Earth) is slowly strangled by human activity, as plastic waste and pollution permeate the oceans. The Great Mewstone formed of Devonian Rock over 419 million years ago from the “Age of Fishes” is a solitary sentinel struggling to hold back the tide of plastic.
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Aurora – Summer Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on canvas sheet
The Great Mewstone of Wembury Bay formed from Devonian Rock over 419 million years ago from the “Age of Fishes” has stood the test of time. Now, the fragile balance of the coastal ecosystem is under threat from plastic waste and pollution. The magenta violet luminous arcs in the sky, serve as a clarion call to act now, before it’s too late.
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New Dawn – Summer Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on canvas sheet
Each day the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. The Great Mewstone formed of Devonian Rock over 419 million years ago from the “Age of Fishes” stands as a silent sentinel, resolute and unyielding watching over Wembury Bay.
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Bitter Sweet – Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas
The landscape appears riven into two sharply contrasting scenes of monochromatic and pearlescent shades. The ‘S.Pollutgrino’ embedded collage alludes to the leaching, synthetic sublayer of plastic: polluting the shoreline.
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Element – Wembury Bay, Devon, 2019
Acrylic paint and plastic waste on stretched canvas
Amongst the seemingly romantic and harmonious scene, plastic waste pollutes and desecrates the landscape. A solitary ‘Choka-Cola’ bottle with its garish blood red label forms a crimson puddle and reclines shrouded and entwined in monochromatic Gutweed and Bladderwrack. The half dead lungs of the Bladderwrack lie in abject surrender.
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Ypres trenches inspired by Paul Nash – West Flanders, Belgium, 2019
Acrylic paint on recycled cotton rag sheet
“Fear Naught Brave Soldier”
The trench slashes and cuts through the rugged landscape like a gaping wound; overhead, sombre clouds lament frozen tears mourning the fallen.
#Remembrance
Handful of Mackerel – 2018
Acrylic and watercolour paint on recycled cotton rag sheet
The back patternation of the Atlantic Mackerel mirrors the Mackerel sky: a wonderous symbiotic relationship between sea creatures and their marine environment.
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Turner Stone – Wembury Bay, Devon, 2018
Acrylic paint on recycled cotton rag sheet
Wembury Bay roars: just as Turner observed, the sea is not a docile creature. Ebony Granite and metamorphic gunmetal Slate sheer out from the furious foam, whilst thickly layered, glossy acrylic clouds roll overhead.
#FootstepsofTurner
Nereid – Heybrook Bay, Devon, 2018
Acrylic paint on canvas paper
The white surf spatters across the vista as the sea froths and boils: all the while the Devonian rocks stay resolute and unyielding.
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Calliope – Spring Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2018
Acrylic paint on recycled cotton rag sheet
Calliope the superior muse, accompanied kings and princes to impose justice and serenity. Under the gaze of the muse, the waters of the bay are tranquil and serene: the water, clouds, animals and sea are all kept in natural balance.
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Hesperus – Spring Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2018
Acrylic paint on recycled cotton rag sheet
As the cloak of night draws near a rose blush glow, suffuses the sky as distant Venus makes her appearance.
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Cronos – Spring Series, Wembury Bay, Devon, 2018
Acrylic and watercolour paint on recycled cotton rag sheet
The Great Mewstone is a timeless, silent sentinel ever watchful.
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Cerulean – Wembury Bay, Devon, 2018
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas board
The colour Cerulean derives from the ancient Latin word ‘Caeruleus’: meaning sky, heaven and deepest blue.
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Charon – Inspired by the work of Sir Donald McCullin CBE, Hon FRPS, 2018
Watercolour paint on canvas paper
As the mist gathers, soon Charon will ferry the dead across the River Styx to the kingdom of Hades.
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Reculver Haze – Herne Bay, Reculver, 2017
Oil paint on canvas paper
The twilight haze descends on the twin towers of Reculver church, as they hug the Kentish coastline.
#Reculver
Spring – Wembury Woods, Devon, 2017
Acrylic paint on watercolour paper
Walk the South West Coastal Path, turn landward and gaze upon the ancient Wembury woodland. Woodlands play a vital role in the global carbon cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
#SaveWemburyWoods
Autumn – Wembury Woods, Devon, 2017
Watercolour on paper
Fiery autumnal heaps of amber, gold and crimson leaves carpet the woodland floor. Planting trees and preserving our ancient woodland helps to sequester carbon emissions. Trees are life: our existence is dependent on them. If the trees die so do we.
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