Living where I do, cradled between the bush and the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean, my work has naturally begun to shift tides (yes we need ocean puns here). For a long time, my focus was anchored on local wildlife, drawn to the texture, weight, and quiet rhythms of animals on land. But when…
Tag: acrylic paint
Midnight Kaleidoscope
Some days in the studio, the palette knife just takes the wheel, and this piece was absolute, joyful chaos from the very first stroke! I started with that chunky, ornate blue-and-white urn—I love the grounding, classic feel of porcelain—but once the flowers started blooming, all the rules went straight out the window. I didn’t want…
Bramble Rose
Acrylic on stretched canvas 50 X 76 X 2 cm As you all know I love painting flowers and I especially love single petaled climbing roses that grow up the sides of buildings or over garden fences in a wild frenzy of abundance. Their flowers are simple and their fragrance gorgeous.
Sunflower
Sunflowers are the happiest of flowers and in this piece I wanted their vibrance and movement to be the centre of the painting rather than a completely realistic painting of a sunflower. All the use of primary colours, brush strokes, and palette knife markings have been applied to symbolise a dancing sunflower with its head…
A Crash of Rhino’s
I love rhino’s! In spite of their large and intimidating stature they are so vulnerable and gentle, and extremely sensitive to their environment. Very gentle giants! Rhinos are one of the largest land mammals alive after Elephants. They have existed on Earth for over 50 million years and once roamed through North America and Europe…
A piggy pair
This 30 X 30 cm deep edge canvas brings my pig series to an end… For now at any rate.
