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, 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...
‘The Sub Terrestrial Sports Complex’, oil on panel, 2016, 30 x 46cm ‘The Sub Terrestrial Sports Complex’ forms part of ‘Invasions and Excavations’ a solo exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery from 20 April – 6 May 2017. I have a strange...
