Apollo's Descent

Painting is a process of immersing myself in light and space. It is not a literal representation of reality but rather, an unfolding of a hidden order through the rhythm and balance of mark making.

 

The alchemical space of the empty canvas combined with the movement of paint is fed by dream images, the waking world, and the accumulated knowledge held within the subliminal memories of the body.

 

My early influences were through sitting as a model for Leon Kossoff (who studied under David Bomberg) and the life-drawing classes taught by Sargy Mann at the Camden Institute.
 

Catching the atmosphere of the last light, the magic of that moment from an intuitive feel.

Acrylic

55x55cm

Framed in an open frame