Spinnaker / cerulean aegis, recently installed in a stylish Victorian home here in Bristol
It was a real pleasure to be asked to make a new Spinnaker piece by a collector here in Bristol. They wanted to place the work above a wood burning stove, so after much consideration and consultation, I commissioned the piece from Genesis Imaging who produced the drawing as a CNC milled Chromaluxe edition.
Radial ONE / a commission for a new house in Wiltshire
I’ve been working on a new commission for a contemporary home in Wiltshire recently, organised by the ever fabulous Jess Lloyd Smith at Modern Art Buyer in Bath.
She recommended the work to her clients who commissioned this laser cut edition at 100cm diameter, to hang in their beautifully designed open plan dining space, located centrally above the table.
Stellify 4 / two new images of work in situ
I wanted to share these first two images from my recent Stellify 4 series of larger landscapes. I'm still in the process of resolving the works more fully, so I'll look forward to posting some further images from the series, and some backstory, later in the Spring…
Lino / venetian, commission for a house in Bristol
I wanted to post a few images of my Lino studies, as I’ve recently delivered a 100cm diameter ‘venetian’ edition to a collector here in Bristol, and was really pleased to receive some images of the newly installed work, a week or two back.
I drew the study after an inspirational trip to Venice, and Murano, to see some of the amazing glassworks that the Veneto is so famous for and perhaps, in particular, the work of Lino Tagliapietra, to my mind one of the most inspirational makers of the C20th.
Commission for a house in Bristol
There's often a serendipitous aspect to the work I make, that can manifest in really unexpected ways. So it was with this lovely opportunity to produce three bespoke works for a spectacular home here in Bristol.
I was invited round to view the project, maybe halfway into what was clearly a major refurbishment, involving a significant new build extension that was being grafted onto the body of a substantial Edwardian home.
The client wanted to discuss ideas for three new artworks that would be specifically tailored to fit particular rooms really well.
The minute I walked into the double height atrium at the front of the house, I knew that there would be a fabulous opportunity to create an ultra tall piece that would span both levels, creating views from both the glazed upper walkway, and the entrance hall on the ground floor.
Psyche D / EvH, commission for a house in Bristol
I drew Psyche D / EvH (event horizon) in 2017, as part of my Current at Catto show. It’s a wildly complex drawing, that freewheeled out of control as it went on.
In its initial incarnation, it was conceived as a kind of giant psychedelic Krispy Kreme doughnut, with a petal like structure containing a wholly fluid series of line drawings, that bubble and move like a 60’s oil light show, in a kind of camomile pink colour.
Looking back from this distance it was either insane or brilliantly exuberant. I’m not sure which.
Sun : Moon : Cosmos {67} installed at a collector’s home in Swindon
Delighted to have been sent this great new photo of my Sun : Moon : Cosmos {67} work, recently installed in a collector’s home in Swindon.