JET TRASH August 2015 | acrylic on stretch canvas | dimensions: 35.5 x 45.5 cm Graffiti-style obliteration over reductive reverse-collage paint layers in neon red. Contemplate while listening to RUN-DMC / Jason Nevins – It’s Like That – LOUD
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ALCHEMICAL August 2015 | acrylic on linen stretch canvas | dimensions: 40 x 40 cm Completed today, this abstract composition has been in the works since 2007. I picked it up earlier this year, worked with it, put it down during the studio re-fit, and picked it up again yesterday. Eight years in the making, and more layers than a prize-winning onion… its finally cooked.
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HUMANITY July 2015 | collage mixed media | dimensions: 42 x 30 cm
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SKYLINE July 2015 | charcoal & acrylic on newsprint | dimensions: 47 x 62 cm Today’s canvas – a rare image of London’s skyline 1865, in a recent copy of the Guardian – great fun to work with.
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ANOTHER CENTURY June 2000 | gouache on paper | dimensions: 20 x 20 cm Throwback Thursday – except its Friday, I know. I rediscovered this small painting during my recent studio refit – this gouache abstract is now officially 15 years old. How tidy I was. Its named after Blur’s End Of A Century, which I happened to be listening to while blogging this… “Ants in the carpet, dirty little monsters… another century, its nothing special, sex on the TV, everyone’s at it…” […]
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GEISHA | charcoal & acrylic on newsprint | dimensions: 36.5 x 29 cm | July 2015 [SOLD] A Times article featuring a picture of apprentice Geishas on a plane.
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Roman Grammar | charcoal & acrylic on newsprint | dimensions: 36.5 x 29 cm | July 2015 [SOLD]
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LETTERS June 2015 | charcoal & acrylic on newsprint | dimensions: 58 x 36 cm Working on newsprint is liberating – the fact that its a cheap throw-away medium is only part of the appeal; yes, if you fuck up, it doesn’t matter, just turn the page and keep going – taking risks in the creative process is made easier, quicker and more exciting, and therefore the potential of creating something new increases. Meanwhile, its her particular paperiness, light and […]
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NOTEBOOK | 31.5.2015 | Museum Of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles Kline | McLaughlin | Flavin | Joseph | Sturtevant | Pollock | Rothko A group of works that I found most impactful on my recent visit to MoCA… Franz Kline Buttress 1956 – why should black brush marks on white be that good? Some things just are. The John McLaughlin Untitled 1949 has the clean lines of graphic arts, pre-digital age, and still feels fresh. I’ve always had a soft spot […]
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