Blue Lotus

One of the earliest paintings in the exhibition, in the formative stages of development of the half-man half-reptile creature which occurs and is refined later on.

Ink, oil on paper mounted on board.

Oil and ink on paper mounted on board and framed.

Another in the Harvest series recalling memories of nature, the inevitable cycle of growth and death, and endless toil on the land.

Large scale painting of oil and ink on paper mounted on to board and framed.

This was the first painting in which I thought about trying to articulate the space that exists between the physical and the spiritual experience, resulting in the violet shapes coming from the organs and the spine. The colour is used through this collection of paintings to signpost the spiritual element, developing from this early form into the more recognisably figurative later on.

This painting’s protagonist, Poseidon, was widely credited with the creation of the horse, but Rhea claimed she first spat a foal into existence and fed it to Kronos to fool him into thinking he was eating one of her offspring. Poseidon’s claim of the invention of horse racing, however, is not disputed.

Oil and ink on paper on board.