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- OILS ON CANVAS – collection of the artist
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- ABSTRACT – 24×36 oils on board – collection of the artist
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- ANGEL – 10×30 inches oils on canvas P.O.A.
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- APOCALYPSE – 96×48 inches – Acrylics on canvas – collection of the artist
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- BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – Sold
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- ENERGY 1 – oils on canvas 10×12 inches P.O.A.
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- ENERGY 2 – acrylics on MDF P.O.A.
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- FIRE – 10×12 inches Oils on canvas P.O.A.
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- HEART – 10×12 inches acrylics on canvas P.O.A.
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- NZ KIWI #1 – Sold
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- SHINING LIGHT – 22×28 inches – oils on canvas – Sold
Abstracts give me freedom – the freedom to explore and experiment – with ideas and techniques and composition – to portray subjects from different perspectives. Sometimes after painting realistic landscapes or portraits – of people or horses or other commission subjects, I want to be free to simply express the mood I’m in – the fire, ecstasy, exhilaration, or energy swimming around inside me seeking escape and expression. So I paint abstracts. Sometimes my aim is to tell a story – other times my aim is to evoke several emotions in these paintings – awe – because we live in a world of miracles – being surrounded by gorgeous colour being one of those miracles – exhilaration – ecstasy – passion – joy – at simply being alive. I want to immerse people in beautiful dynamic life giving colour and pure energy. Sometimes I paint small abstract studies. These studies record the information on colour, texture, values I need to create dynamic compositions later. These small studies will often be expanded into huge canvases later. I yearn to paint huge abstracts – 10 metre long abstracts – but first I will need to build a bigger studio! I love painting abstracts as much as I love painting representational realistic works.