Monday, 10 August 2026

#361: The Convalescent, or My confidence is scattered and held by others

Oil on canvas.  A person sits on a sofa.  Their head, hands and feet are completely wrapped in bandages and they are looking down to their left.  They are otherwise wearing all white.

Around them stand several people who are caring for them in various ways.  They bring medicines or food, or sit beside them, a hand on their back and a caring look on their face.  From their pockets or in their hair, as well in floral arrangements and hidden in the wallpaper, can be seen coxcombs, ferns and hepatica.  Also on their clothes, in the wallpaper and in artworks on the walls are tigers and peacocks.  The colours red, yellow and black feature prominently through the scene everywhere but in the central figure.  

Inscribed in the frame - carved with tigers, peacocks, ferns, coxcoms and hepaticas - is the following:

friends and relations

hold all of my confidence

convinced of something

that they hold from me always

believing i hold it too 

Monday, 3 August 2026

#360: Thorin's Last Words

Oil on canvas. Word painting, black on a white background, containing the words:

If more people valued home above gold this world would be a merrier place.

Monday, 27 July 2026

#359: Public Advisory Notice No.4: From Bloc Party

Oil on canvas word painting.  Also repeated on billboards and adverts on public transport.  

Black writing on a white background.  Text reads: 

Monday, 20 July 2026

#358: Public Advisory Notice No.3: From Radiohead

Oil on canvas word painting.  Also repeated on billboards and adverts on public transport.  

Black writing on a white background.  Text reads: 

Run until your lungs are sore

Until you find that open door


Monday, 13 July 2026

#357: Public Advisory Notice No.2: From Terry Callier

Oil on canvas word painting.  Also repeated on billboards and adverts on public transport.  

Black writing on a white background.  Text reads: 

Very few will really try to reach you.


Monday, 6 July 2026

#356: Public Advisory Notice No.1: From David Bowie

Oil on canvas word painting.  Also repeated on billboards and adverts on public transport.  

Black writing on a white background.  Text reads: 

Don't forget to keep your head warm.

Monday, 29 June 2026

#355: Your Rear Window

Diptych.  Photographs blown up to the size of your rear window showing:

  1. The view from your rear window.
  2. The view looking in through your rear window.

        (In both, the window frames and handles are visible alongside the view inside/outside)