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Dream Flight
If a painting was a dream you might be able to interpret as if it was a message from the unconscious. Unfortunately I am not a writer either but a painter, so …
Threshold 3
Although I usually sketch in a dreamlike state, uncritically following where the composition leads, it is often interesting and illuminating to interpret the image after …
The Goddess in my art
Over the years a recurring theme in my work has been the Goddess. The divine feminine. It seems to be something that is making a comeback. Thousands of years ago …
The Archetype in Art
An archetype is a thing that never dies. It will be born again and again. Like the human form, it is never the same but it never changes…
Inspiration
Whispers from the beyond - my thoughts on Inspiration in art Inspiration: what is the source of that well of joy drawn on famously by poets, painters and musicians? Inspiration is...
The Muse
The Muse, the traditional dispenser of inspiration, is a concept that has come down to us from classical times. In this rendition she has a rather terrifying aspect: she is both the slayer of heroes and …
The Secret Garden
A favourite theme of classical and neoclassical painters was The Garden of the Hesperides, a mythical orchard where an apple tree or a grove grows, producing golden apples…
