2022

This series of drawings is the beginning of a body of work I began after the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia. The Ukrainian government officials kept asking the world to “close the sky” over their country. The words fascinated me. The Ukrainian national flower is the sunflower. So this symbol is where I have begun.

  • Close the sky 1 (Sunflowers) (2022/3). Ink, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, pencil on 120gsm fabriano, 85 x 117cm.
  • Close the sky 2 (Sunflowers) (2022/3). Ink, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, pencil, collage on 300gsm Fabriano. 70x82cm.
  • Close the sky 3 (Sunflowers) (2022). Ink, watercolour, acrylic, pencil on 300gsm cartridge. 70x100cm
  • Close the sky 4 (Red sky Sunflowers) (2022/3). Ink, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, pencil on 120gsm Fabriano. 65x116cm
  • Close the sky 5 (Gold sky Sunflowers) (2022/3). Ink, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, pencil on 120gsm Fabriano. 65x116cm.
  • Close the sky (Weary Sunflowers) (2021/2). 70x100cm. Oil, charcoal and pastel on 300gsm cartridge. 70x100cm.
Best of all possible worlds 1 (Close the sky) (2022). 74x77cm. Ink, pastel, pencil, collage on 120gsm Fabriano. SOLD
Best of all possible worlds 3 (Close the sky) (2022). 29x41cm. Ink, pastel, pencil, collage, thread on cartridge.
Best of all possible worlds 2 (Close the sky) (2022). 35x71cm. Ink, pastel, pencil, collage, thread on 120gsm Fabriano. SOLD
31x45cm (2022). ink, acrylic, gold leaf on canvas.
31x45cm (2022). ink, acrylic on canvas.
Sunlit leaves (2022). 30×30 oil on board.
Winter aloes (2022). 30×30 oil on board. SOLD
The Sentinels (completed 2023) acrylic and oil on canvas 90x120cm
  • The Proteas (2022) acrylic and oil on canvas 75x60cm

  • The Quartet (2022). Acrylic and oil on canvas. 100x190cm.
  • The Saxophone (2022). Acrylic and oil on canvas. 30x40cm. SOLD
  • The Double Bass (2022). Acrylic and oil on canvas. 75x90cm.
  • Jazz Series 35x50cm poster printed on 200g trisolve poster paper
  • Jazz Series 35x50cm poster printed on 200g trisolve poster paper
  • Jazz Series 35x50cm poster printed on 200g trisolve poster paper
  • Jazz Series 35x50cm poster printed on 200g trisolve poster paper

These paintings (above) were done in the studio from a series of sketches (below) done during live jazz sessions.