Being Human Collection
In this collection of work entitled ‘Being Human’, I explore our humanness, with the aim of revealing universal truths that we can all relate to. I have always been fascinated by people and, as an oil painter, I try to bring stories to life – stories belonging to other people, as well as those of my own.
There’s No Place Like Home
Oil on Canvas, 122 x 153 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £5,500.00
A reflection of the woman I was for so long, and the woman I am today. So many paths leading to now – I wonder where this one will lead? Red is a poignant colour for me, often used to symbolise the past. Although I had no idea at the time of painting the shoes, it turns out my Mother used to have a pair just like them. My Sister was quite taken aback when she saw the painting. She is 7 years older than me and so has many more memories of our parents than I do.
Chasing Pavements
Oil on Canvas, 100 x 120 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,000.00
A social statement on modern day distractions. Sometimes it’s hard to see what is under our noses! Inspired the lyrics from the song of the same name by Adele
Come To The Edge
Oil on Canvas, 92 x 122 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,750.00
No matter what came next, whatever was said, whatever was done, inherently I knew who I really am is whole, complete and free. Free to take off the mask, free reveal my true self, warts and all.
Patience
Oil on Canvas, 120 x 100 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,750.00
I love telling stories through paint. I have been asked many questions about this piece. Is she making a decision? Is she ‘fed up’? What is she thinking? What has happened? What is happening now? What is she going to do next?
We bring our own questions and interpretations to a piece.
Maureen
Oil on Board, 122 x 92 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,000.00
A lady sitting on a wall caught my attention, her name was Maureen. I noticed her ankle socks and her very large hands – she was wearing her husband’s gloves. There was a peacefulness about her, calm and comfortable in her own skin.
Firewall
Oil on Canvas, 122 x 92 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,000.00
Asking him to think about his past whilst posing and looking at me, caught in his own thinking.
Son
Oil on Canvas, 100 x 120 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,000.00
This is my son, Sam.
As a mother, my children have been my greatest gift.
Standing Room Only
Oil on Board, 92 x 122 cms
A striking looking man on the tube in London. Lost in his own thoughts. What was he thinking?All those people travelling on the tube, living in their own separate realities.
Contemplation (After Salgado)
Oil on Canvas, 92 x 122 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,000.00
Inspired by the work of Salgado, I wanted to explore this still of work, while bringing my own take to it.
Big Boys Don’t Cry
Oil on Board, 71 x 56 cms
Original available to purchase – £900.00
My daughter, Amy. We had so much fun getting ready for her big day.
Childlike
Oil on Board, 90 x 60 cms
Original available to purchase – £900.00
A 60-year-old woman, seated on a wicker chair and taken from a childlike position. Holding a wooden Russian doll of a mother holding her child.
Performer 1 After Paula Rego
Oil on Board, 122 x 92 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,000.00
An homage to Paula Rego, and one of a series of two paintings.
Family Man
Oil on Canvas, 122 x 92 cms
My Stepson and friend, Mervyn. Tree surgeon, family man, Christian.
Performer 2 After Paula Rego
Oil on Board, 122 x 122 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,000.00
An homage to Paula Rego, and the second in a series of two paintings.
Thinking Outside The Box
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Oil on Board, 122 x 92 cms
“One’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions”– Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
New thoughts, new ideas, learning and growth. No longer conforming or fitting in. Outgrowing the selflimiting boxes and habitual frameworks in which we place ourselves.
Send In The Clowns
Oil on Board, 122 x 122 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,250.00
A familiar sense of isolation, of being alone. Set aside from others, a small presence on a big throne and the crown doesn’t fit. Thoughts of a crown befitting a fool….
Sacrificial Lamb
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Oil on Board, 92 x 122 cms
An elegy on life and death at a liminal time.
Elegy definition: Contemplation (in modern literature) a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Metamorphosis
Oil on Board, 122 x 122 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,250.00
“The Butterfly Does not Look Back at the Caterpillar in Shame…” Anthony Gucciardi Life events can rip into the very core of our being, physically, emotionally and psychologically. Our life path is what makes us who we are.
Imposter
Oil on Board, 122 x 122 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) – £3,250.00
What has happened? What is happening? What will happen next?
Observed
Oil on canvas, (framed) 84 x 65 cms
Original available to purchase (framed) £1,250.00
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