Today, July 10, is Panic Awareness Day. I realised that when I opened my little red Moleskine diary and saw that I’d written that in more than 6 months ago. […]
Category: Stories behind the work
The magic of randomness and the strange connectedness of things
One of the most consistent sources of inspiration for my work as an artist, a writer and as a strategist is a blog called Brain Pickings. If you haven’t […]
Those 2 drama degrees occasionally come in handy
Here’s a shot taken by Chris Yelland at my second launch, for friends and family, at Velo. This is me giving explaining how all this art came about. (Naturally I […]
A cloud of words
I love word clouds. They have an arty quality all of their own, and since I incorporate written words into my work, I see parallels between images like this and […]
My launch with Range Rover
None of the Pulse of the City art would exist without Land Rover, the brand which quite literally inspired it. So it was only appropriate that I should hold a […]
The practicalities of painting with lipstick
What are the chances that someone who paints with lipstick would have a makeup remover wipes brand as a client? Clearly me and TLC facial wipes were a match made in […]
Putting up the work
Who knew? There are specialist picture hangers who handle exhibitions – which is a relief, because I’m terrible at hammering in nails. Here’s Tau putting up Electric Storm I and […]
Swimming at Night
During the summer months over the past three years I have swum in my parents’ pool in the evenings. From the water I could see the city to the south. […]
Gondwanaland
Of all the work up at the Pulse of the City exhibition, this is probably the most personally significant to me. The Swimming at Night paintings come close, but as […]
How (and why) I started painting with lipstick
Among the many things I do is speaking. Connectedness is a theme I explore in my talks discussing the digital self, online identity and the strange set of coincidences that […]
I’m being framed
A frame can make or break a painting and determine whether or not it sells. I’m fortunate to have found framers who offer superb service, excellent value for money and […]