Fragile orange It is bitterly cold but

It is bitterly cold but the light is strong and I feel the anticipation of spring’s dawn

Thickly applied strokes of oil paint represent the shaggy coat of the big cat whilst small gold flecks add depth and interest to the painting

Spanish Garden

a mound of earth

Summer in Pink is created on two canvas panels (diptych) which can be either hung next to each other or separately

Fragile orange It is bitterly cold butFragile oil on canvas 101 x 76 x 1 cm. Fragile, I am whole, don't break me. Fragile is an experimental work. Some of my previous floral oil paintings have an abstract background which was filled around a Jackson Pollock inspired drip I was curious to see what effect I could achieve using this technique in a portrait. It brings a contemporary twist to the image and a suggestion that beauty is fragile and could be easily shattered Fragile. Fragile is