The next day

The next day, oil on canvas

Theoretical

I've been making a conscious effort to paint light colourful paintings, however in these dark winter days close to Christmas the paintings have a mind of their own.......As I start off with light, bright and colour, I am in complete control of the work. Some point in the painting comes a switch over, where the painting starts to demand a certain criteria, I then have to go with the flow of this ...this painting Theoretical started very light and colourful, the transformation certainly has taken me by surprise.

Theoretical, mixed media on canvas

rekindling the Cosmos series

Here in the north of England its been glorious sunshine...for days! and this is a rare phenomena indeed ! And for some strange reason I've been painting' black paintings'.

Signals in the dark seven, 2012 oil collage on linen

Signals in the dark six, 2012 oil collage on linen