Harold Pinter(2015)
Acrylic on Canvas, 508mm x 406mm
Category: painting
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2014 review of the year
Trite as it may be, the end of the year offers an opportunity to review our deeds, and plot future (mis)adventures. Herewith, a review of my year of aesthetic experimentation, 2014. The year started with…
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Pissed off primates (2014)
Great apes are our closest biological relatives – for example, we share 99.5% of our DNA with chimps. Our fellow primates have large brains which support sophisticated social hierarchies, distinct personalities and highly complex behaviour.…
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Rik (2014)
I’m certainly not alone in mourning the recent death of Rik Mayall. A character inexorably linked to my childhood, from Kevin Turvey, through The Dangerous Brothers, Bottom, The New Statesman, etc. However, for me, he…
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Oh, her beautiful back (2014)
A painting of Chris T-T. I took the photographs whilst he was performing live. The title is a reference to the lyric he was singing at the moment I captured this image. (about 3:30 in…
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In the land of the blind… (2014)
Three weeks ago I crashed my bicycle. I was knocked unconscious for half an hour, broke my shoulder, etc etc. Most troubling is an injury to the nerves controlling my right eye. Apparently the prognosis…
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Ada Lovelace [after Chalon et al] (2013)
In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day I offer up a new painting of the world’s first computer programmer. Ada is a fascinating character, beyond the notoriety of her birth and her scientific contributions. Acrylic on…
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Who Watches the Watchers?
“If you are a law abiding citizen […] you have nothing to fear” – William Hague 9th June 2013 How would you feel if William Hague was reading your email, or inspecting your browsing history,…