On the DNA Dancefloor

On the DNA Dancefloor

On the DNA Dance Floor, oil and mixed media on canvas, 140 x 120 cm, 2019. An imaginary scene over thousands of years as early modern humans and Neanderthals interact – hunting and gathering, dancing, and interbreeding.On the DNA Dance Floor,is one of  four large...
The Last Neanderthal’s Garden

The Last Neanderthal’s Garden

The Last Neanderthal’s Garden, oil on canvas, 140 x 160 cm, 2019 Some 30,000 years ago, early modern humans come to pay their respects to the last of the ancient Neanderthals, a solitary female lovingly tending her wild garden. She has only hours to live. But the...
The Secret World of Drawing Pictures

The Secret World of Drawing Pictures

The Secret World of Drawing Pictures In February 2018, I gave this Open Lecture as part of the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning Programme. Can the intimacy of the thumbnail sketch, raw and untethered reveal secret thoughts and hidden meaning?...

Guest at Grays on YouTube

The nice people at Grays School of Art have published my recent Guest at Grays lecture on YouTube. Find it here

FLY2016. The accumulation of small advantages…

Just finished installing my improvised modular drawing called the ‘accumulation of small advantages’ at Visual Arts Scotland ‘FLY 2016’. This will be my third and final exhibition as president and I have to say I have been astonished just how...