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 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?...
These seven small work form part of 'Invasions and Excavations’ a solo exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery from 21 April – 6 May 2017. Making very small paintings is not as straightforward as one might imagine. I used to call them ‘palette cleaners’ as I tried to make...
‘Battle for the Library Table’, oil on panel, 2017, 60cm x 76cm ‘Battle for the Library Table’ forms part of ‘Invasions and Excavations’ a solo exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery from 21 April – 6 May 20 Table tops with a real or imagined...
‘Battle for Middle Scotland’, oil on panel, 2017, 46cm x 60cm ‘Battle for Middle Scotland’ forms part of ‘Invasions and Excavations’ a solo exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery from 21 April – 6 May 2017. In recent years I have got into the...
