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I think it would be fair to say that my paintings sit somewhere between abstraction and storytelling.

I work mainly in acrylics, oils, and mixed media, layering colour, texture, and gesture until something unexpected starts to surface — a half‑seen figure, a fractured landscape, a mood you can’t quite name.

I’m drawn to contrasts: calm and chaos, beauty and discomfort, the ordinary and the surreal. A relaxed figure might recline against a backdrop of distant explosions; a city might seem to be washed away and rebuilt in the same moment. Rather than offering clear narratives, the work invites you to linger, notice small details, and bring your own experiences to what you see.

Whether it’s my oil painting or acrylic painting, my art is a reflection on what in this world moves me. Good or Bad.

By that, I mean my work is driven by my reaction to news stories, politics and general goings on in the world. And as it is becoming more difficult to find beauty, anger, I am sad to say is ever-present and is probably there in everything I do.

However,

While I confess to the above, I would also like to think that somewhere in my painting, hidden deep by angry brushstrokes, my work also carries an element of hope. Help me find it.

 

ENJOY…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every painting is a record of exploration rather than control.

I rarely know exactly where a piece is going when I start; I respond to what appears on the surface and let the image grow from there.

The result is a body of work that feels familiar and strange at the same time — never quite sure what will happen next, always open to discovery.

Ian.