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"The
fact that these waterways are industrial is important
to me. These rivers are navigable and commercial rather
than idyllic and foliage-clad, and it is the history and
romance of the Thames and the Seine that has provided
such a pull to me creatively. When I start a painting,
I have an idea of where I want it to go. I feel my way
around the subject, knocking it into shape, and in the
process, the painting will take on a life of its own:
sometimes something quite figurative, like the Houses
of Parliament will emerge. Here the oranges played off
against the greens and the architecture massed together;
in the process, much more detail than I expected emerged.
At other times, abstract, painterly, atmospheric spaces
will materialise, and these I feel are more immutable:
unchanging, enduring images created out of a moment in
time. Importantly, I feel that this collection reflects
the fact that I am beginning to embrace who I am as a
painter; as a result, my conscious concept of 'contemporary
art' is, I think, being challenged by the persistence
of my subconscious 'language' of painting. It would appear,
then, that this language is ultimately as unique- and
apparently as unchangeable - as my fingerprints or my
voice. In allowing this simply to be, I am finding myself
a little more at ease in my work, but letting a painting
go and allowing it to be complete remains a huge - although
perhaps inevitable challenge to me."
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THAMES
Thames
Evening , Towards Vauxhall Bridge
1220mm x 1220mm, oil on canvas
£2750
Autumn
Evening, Thames, Lambeth Bridge and the Millbank Tower
1000mm x 1000mm, oil on canvas
£2250
Thames
Nocturne
510mm x 530mm, oil on board
£1050
Winter
Evening, Blackfriars Bridge and City Skyline
290mm x 540mm, oil on board
£925
Winter
Nocturne, Thames
360mm x 440mm, oil on board
£925
Houses
of Parliament, distant Lambeth Bridge and Millbank Tower
295mm x 495mm, oil on board
£895
Houses
of Parliament
295mm x 390mm, oil on board
£795
Thames,
Sunrise
300mm x 395mm, oil on board
£795
Nocturne,
Blackfrairs Bridge and City Skyline
285mm x 395mm, oil on board
£795
Illuminated
City Skyline
290mm x 385mm, oil on board
£795
Last
Light, Across the Thames
250mm x 380mm, oil on board
£745
Misty
Morning, Hungerford and Waterloo Bridges
295mm x 295mm, oil on board
