Pantheon series. House 2. Oil on canvas

This series of works has cinematic quality, indeed some images are lifted straight from films, whilst others, like this work are fake film stills and based on photographs the artist has taken.

These works are a response to a prolonged interest in creating beautifully mysterious, strange visual stories of uncertain narrative. They explore the way in which paint can create a space and imbed within it the means for a powerful subjective reading.

Pantheon series. House 1. Oil on board

A detail showing the method of painting. The artist uses thin glazes of paint diluted with a resin and varnish and allows them to run and bloom on the surface of the canvas.

The artist uses oil paint, but handles the medium with an unusual technique which almost gives the appearence of a ghostly watercolour.

All pieces are created with oils on panel or canvas. Found and constructed images are used as source material, blurring the importance of authorship in the subjective consumption of uniquely crafted artworks. The images are often architectural, such as American Gothic homes, film sets, theme park architecture, some are based on real film stills, others are fake film stills constructed in the studio by the artist.

House 2 detail