People will see what they want to see about a particular situation. The bold lines represent the clarity of mind of the person being observed and judged through the mess/confusion that people see, cluster and gossip about. Acrylic on canvas, newspaper print and charcoal.
A butterfly signifies the spring of a new life where the spine of the artist anchors her to her firm grounding but does not stand in the way of the new direction she intends to take with her art. Other elements to look out for: white dove, sun, grass, bursts of energy. Acrylic on canvas, ...
A woman lies beside the man she loves, longing to carry his child, separated by what feels like a sea between her undulating hips and the mountainous silhouette of his body lying next to hers. The first of a series of three paintings inspired by artwork by Keith Haring and Michael Soi. Acrylic on canvas ...
A dark cloud looms over a union. The union is split over a strike to the heart creating a web of three. This messy web leads to pain and bleeding. Two lines along the edge of the canvas represent the emergence of a new union of two. Acrylic on canvas with newspaper print.
It is in coffee houses that many revolutions have been sparked off. The conversation around a cup of coffee shared between open minds provides opportunity for mass action based on ideals and projections of what the future must become. “Coffee fuelled the information exchanges of the 17th and 18th centuries” The headlines ...
A depiction of the experience of flight by refugees in Eastleigh, Kakuma and Dadaab as told to the artist. This flight is from a place one knows to an unknown destination and the perception of self in surreality. The white outlines represent the individual seeing themselves in a situation that they don’t understand and the ...
A discussion on the “Arab Spring” and its origins with specific reference to the fall of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya at the hands of “youth.” This painting follows on the implication of Western influence on the capture and killing of Colonel Gaddafi. The white lines at the bottom of the painting represent the ...
A representation of global discourse on the effectiveness of aid; where aid is given to countries with stipulations for that aid being cryptic and dynamic. Similar to being given a crossword puzzle without the clues to complete the puzzle. The end goal of aid, world peace, is disrupted by this strings attached form of ...
With words lifted from Jill Scott’s Golden this painting is about the joy of eating a sweet ripe mango in the glory of the African sun. This is an ode to being able to paint and use that to express myself. It comes as naturally as eating that mango with the sun on my skin. ...
A depiction of the acceptance that things happen at their own time and that all one can do is live each day as it comes. Hand prints count each day which is lived in a maze and under scrutiny by others. This painting recognises new influences in calming existing anger and pain. Acrylic on canvas ...
