Sirius and Blue Violet Roses red acrylic and enamel on canvas

acrylic and enamel on canvas 80 x 100 x  4cm

wildflowers adorn the hillside

Inspired by white washed Portuguese villas and the bright colour contrast of vivid scarlet Bougainvillea and intensely blue summer skies

I look unseen at the surrounding gardens and the startling colour in the sunlight

80 x 80 x 3 cm

Sirius and Blue Violet Roses red acrylic and enamel on canvasSirius and Blue Violet Roses is a large abstract painting measuring 140 x 90 x 3 cm. The sky becomes ink, blue violet hues. It stains the land. The sun has set, the air is cool. Sirius glows, scorching the ground with iridescent light. Wild roses reach their tendrils, drinking in the alien light. In the dark of night there is light. The light fills me. My inspiration for this painting is night. To me this is represented by cool air, luminous light and