Strong graphite on dark ground with bold sweeping strokes filling the background. High contrast and dramatic. The figure stands in a storm of marks!
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in bold graphite on dark ground with dramatic sweeping strokes
High contrast black and white with dark architectural forms flanking the figure. Graphic and controlled. The figure stands in a surround of deep shadow and structure.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in stark black and white with bold architectural shadows
Warm sandy stone with rounded cobble-like forms filling the background. Soft and tactile. The figure feels set into the surface rather than placed in front of it.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in warm sandy stone tones with rounded, cobbled texture
Warm ochre and flesh tones on the figure against a fractured white ground with bold blue and yellow colour blocks. The grid is loose and painterly rather than hard-edged. Energetic and immediate with strong graphic presence.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in warm ochre and flesh tones against a fractured white ground with bold colour blocks
Deep navy blue with large pale boulder forms flanking the figure. Warm flesh tones pop sharply against the cool dark surround. Painterly and dramatic with a strong warm-cool contrast.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in deep navy with bold warm-cool contrast and dramatic painterly strokes
High-key warm white with large fractured plaster forms filling the background. Cool shadows give the pale surface depth and sculptural weight. Light and substantial with a bleached stone quality.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in pale fractured plaster, cool shadows adding sculptural depth
Dusty mauve-grey stone texture absorbs the figure into the surface. Body reads as shallow relief rather than figure against background. Cool and permanent — the source becomes architecture.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, carved from pale stone, form emerging from ancient grey matter
Stark black corners frame radiating crumpled white planes — crushed paper or foil caught in sharp light. Figure is warm against the high contrast surround. Graphic and dramatic with a strong print-like character. Bold silhouettes read with particular intensity in this style.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in high-contrast crumpled paper texture with bold graphic shadows
Cool blue and mauve with large rounded petal-like forms filling the background — abstract roses with a crystalline flash. Figure is warm and painterly against the cool floral surround. Soft and romantic but with a sparkling edge. Distinctive and immediately appealing.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, in a soft romantic style with cool blue-mauve florals and warm painterly brushwork
Cool silver and blue with dramatic angular mountain-like forms filling the background — jagged peaks or shattered rock faces in dark gestural marks. Figure is warm and painterly against the powerful cool surround. Alpine and commanding. One of the more dramatically structured backgrounds in this range.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, rendered in bold angular marks with icy silver-blue peaks and warm painterly figure
Warm coral and peach collage fragments arranged in large diamond shapes suggest a torn-up pastel townscape — sun-bleached buildings seen from above or in elevation. Figure stands in front of the fragmented architecture against cool blue gaps. Tactile and sun-warmed.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, in warm coral and peach paper collage with cool blue gaps between torn fragments
Cool blue and pale grey with large flowing folded forms filling the background — billowing fabric or soft drapery rendered in fluid organic shapes. Figure painted in warm flesh tones with blue-grey overlay. Lighter and more structured than Ashen Chaos — cool and considered.
Figure caught in a mirror, eye contact, nude, arms playing a vital role, modest, in cool blues and pale grey with billowing draped forms and warm flesh tones