The city is here inside

“The city is here inside” Oil on wood 80 x 60 cm 2012I painted this about how we get caught up in the life of a city, how it can take over and we forget the importance of the natural world in […]

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Regalia

“Regalia” Oil and egg tempera on wood 38 x 30 cm 2008She is decked out in her finest regalia, a dress of nature, the most precious of ornamentation.

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Sleeping through the quake

  “Sleeping through the quake” Acrylic on canvas 2012One of the paintings from my “While we are asleep” series. We build cities that we think are indestructible. Sometimes nature or other events make us shockingly aware that this is not the case. Read […]

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Oblivious

“Oblivious” Oil and egg tempera on wood 80 x 60 cm 2010 I made this as a response to the Gulf Oil Spill. The news was full of such graphic images. In this painting a woman floats, oblivious to the impact […]

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Embracing

“Embracing”Pencil on paper22 x 30 cm2014We embrace elements of nature, yet our roads, cities and pollution all flow evermore relentlessly from the way we live.

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From within

“From within” Pencil on paper 22 x 30 cm 2014 We come from the natural world, yet when we create our spaces to live in, they are often concrete, tar and steel. What is it inside us that compels us […]

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Oblivious drawing

“Oblivious” Pencil on paper 58 x 44 cm 2010 The preliminary drawing I made about my reaction to the huge BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. See my painted version here.    

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