Rising Curve [Oil and mixed media on linen]. Refers to a line in Dylan’s ‘Born in Time’ that had been on repeat last summer, evolving into this childish number a year later. I associated that song with fading mental images of cumu
House of Cards, [oil on linen] [April-June ‘24] #contemporarypainting #abstraction #oilpainting #rats #plinths #snails #plug #socket #artistsoninstagram
Whack a mole and House of Cards #drawing #line #sketchbook
Study for ‘Square Peg, Round Hole’, April ‘24 #drawing
Study for ‘House of Cards’ [April ‘24] #sketchbook #line #plinth #rat #tails #snails #plug #sockets #drawing #planning
City Vent [oil on abandoned painting on linen on board] [late summer - late autumn’23] #contemporarypainting #abstractart #oilpainting #upcycle
City Vent [Jan ‘23] Mooching through the sock drawer. #drawing #line #abstract #structure #postcard #artistsoninstagram
Functional Skills [Oil on linen] [June ‘24] Part bar chart, part rat, part big toe, part rumbelows tv shop #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #rumbelows #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday
Rats’ Plinth, [Oil on linen] [May - June ‘24] #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #rats #candy #ladder #plinth #figurativepainting #abstract
Burnishin’
Tudor House [No.1] [13th June ‘24] Most recent state of the first etching on the theme. Minor burnishing yesterday. Tried to get this done for Mother’s Day and still grinding away… #etching #aquatint #intaglio #tudor #house #prin
Close Watch [June ‘24] #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #tv #toes #figuration #artoftheday
Nice bit of pater noster c.1500…
Jean de Courcy [c.1480]
The City, Hanging [Oil on herringbone linen mounted on board] [Spring - Winter ‘23]. Looking back at a few paintings from last year. Here’s an ever familiar exploration of a motif - an invented medieval hilltop town, but hanging. I&rsquo
The Rats’ Plinth [Oil, charcoal and marble dust on linen], [May ‘24] #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #rats #tails #plinths #tudor #house #abstraction #artistsoninstagram
Big bro time, plotting a painting and chatting about Hulks. #pub #drawing #diary
The Loco-Motion, No. 2, [Oil on linen] [May ‘24] #contemporarypainting #oiloncanvas #figuration #abstract #kunst #artistsoninstagram
Tudor Houseboat, [5th state, May ‘24]. I’ve thrown everything at this: soft ground, aquatint, scraper, sandpaper, then hard ground, burin, more aquatints and more to go… #etching #intaglio #tudor #boat #houseboat #printmaking #aq