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Figurative Oil Painter

08/06/2026

Another shadow portrait painting. Small this time, only 30x24cm and in oil paint.

After months of working hard for my MA at Wi******er School of Art, I’m taking a break and just painting for the fun of it.
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05/06/2026

I think this one might be finished.
Really enjoyed painting the shadows.

Oil painting on canvas 50x60cm.

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01/06/2026

This painting was shown at Wi******er School of Art back in December. For me, the sepia background reflects memory and the knotted cord linking the figures suggests a troubled connection. The connecting cord was inspired by Frida Kahlo’s ‘The Two Fridas’.

Inseparably Connected
Oil on canvas 40x50cm

29/05/2026

A small painting for a sunny evening.

The title is my decades long mishearing of the lyrics of Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus.

Reach Out and Touch Me
Oil on canvas 24x30 cm

15/05/2026

Nothing has Changed, Everything has Changed
Oil painting on canvas (160 x 160 cm)

This is my largest painting so far. It came about from ideas about forgotten working class histories, of lives ruined by war, men working in the heat, fumes and danger of industry, the abuse of power, the silences, the lack of communication and isolation, the blindedness. It’s based on history - the technology changes but in many ways, nothing has changed.

Thanks to for the first photograph.

12/05/2026

That’s a wrap for our MA Fine Art interim show, Still Loading…
Here’s some installation shots of my presentation.

Photo credits

01/05/2026

Some detail images of my new large painting on show at Wi******er School of Art next weekend. Please come along if you’re in the Wi******er area. Details below.

Opening 8th May, ‘Still Loading’ is an exhibition of work by current students on the MA Fine Art programme at Wi******er School of Art.

The exhibition is free and open to the public 10-5pm on the weekend of 9th-10th of May, with a launch on the evening of Friday 8th May (5-8pm).

13/04/2026

A different way of viewing a painting…

08/04/2026

Opening 8th May, ‘Still Loading’ is an exhibition of work by current students on the MA Fine Art programme at Wi******er School of Art.

The exhibition is free and open to the public 10-5pm on the weekend of 9th-10th of May, with a launch on the evening of Friday 8th May (5-8pm).
We hope to see you there.

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06/03/2026

A quick sketch with a limited palette

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