Geisha 4 The Studio table catching the eye here and

catching the eye here and there

I was obsessed with Superman comics and constantly copied drawings of him in flight

fractured heads

In this painting I’ve tried to capture that slight sense of theatre and fairytale

The shining band of Loch Awe and the dark brooding hills behind create a striking contrast at the heart of this painting

Geisha 4 The Studio table catching the eye here and20 x 20 cm This series of Geisha paintings began by chance, rediscovered while leafing through an old book during an attempted clear out. Inspired by the late Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro, the work quietly echoes the mood and sensitivity of his prints. Its less about costume or exoticism, and more about presence. About surface and pattern. About the fragile balance between stillness and performance the pause between moments