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My Favourite Hiding Place
Some paintings don’t speak. They don’t have “a story” to tell. There is no “meaning in the art”.
Is that allowed? Is it okay that I can sit down conceive and execute a a well crafted work of art, frame it, hang it on the wall and not know what I have made or why I made it?
The Golden Gate
There is a place in the sky where the path of the sun crosses that of the milky way, forming a cross. In ancient times it was known as the Gate of Souls or the Golden Gate…
Art in Times of Corona
When did you last play? Maslow was right. He arranged human needs into a pyramid with what he called 'self actualisation' at the top. This included the development of abilities...
Drawing Down the Moon
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 …
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 but a painter, so I will try and translate …
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. The history of art is filled with them…
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…
