'back to where it all began (1)'

Oil On Canvas

84 x 84cm

The first painting in the 'Exclusive' series.

A painting of a different style that has informed the series and also the paintings that will follow. Represents the first chapter in the journal that has been kept during this series as well as a pivotal moment.

January 2024

'back to where it all began II' (1)

Oil On Panel (with poem)

85 x 63.5cm

The second painting in the 'Exclusive' series which re-imagines the first painting in the series. This painting also ties into the first chapter of the journal that has informed the series.

'you will see if you take a scan,

the setting reserved for making scran,

things from here hit the proverbial fan,

back to where it all began'

January 2024

'in search of art (2)'

Oil On Panel (with poem)

144 x 90cm

The third painting in the 'Exclusive' series. This painting corresponds to the second journal entry dated 07/03/2023.

'in the corner of a pub about to start,

is a band all making up their part,

locals and celebrities sharing a drink with heart,

here we are, in search of art'

January - May 2024

'what am i looking for? (3)'

Oil On Panel (with poem)

144 x 81cm

The fourth painting in the 'Exclusive' series and third in this more abstract format. This painting corresponds to the third journal entry dated 20/03/2023.

'pondering over the time spent on the phone,

it really has become a tedious bore,

mulling over the familiar taste of home,

just what am i looking for?'

March - July 2024

'wanting what i can't have (4)'

Oil On Panel (with poem)

66.5 x 49.5cm

The fifth painting in the 'Exclusive' series and fourth in this more abstract format. This painting corresponds to the third journal entry dated 07/04/2023.

'i've found myself thinking 'there was a time,'

but now sitting with a can and a half,

it's been difficult to make this rhyme,

wanting what i can't have'

June - September 2024

'the feeling won't go away (5)'

Oil On Panel (with poem)

99.5 x 135cm

The painting in the 'Exclusive' series that corresponds to the journal entry dated 12/04/2023. Created in a similar abstract style to the previous paintings.

'wandering past the place where they play,

not somewhere I would like to stay,

fixating on trivial things that matter nay,

the feeling won't go away'

June - October 2024

'reaching out (6)'

Oil On Panel (with poem)

28.5 x 32.5cm

The painting in the 'Exclusive' series that corresponds to the journal entry dated 13/04/2023. Created in a similar abstract style to the previous paintings.

'headed south away from the tout(s),

it'll be busy below the surface I have no doubt,

listening to a song that achieves nowt,

time to start reaching out'

August - October 2024

'confidant angel (7)'

Oil On Canvas

84 x 84cm

The second painting in a more realistic style, following on from 'back to where it all began (1)'.

Like the first painting in the series; this oil on canvas is informative to the series and some of the paintings to come.

Unlike the first painting in the series; a self-portrait.

October 2024 - April 2025

'confidant angel II (7)'

Oil On Panel (with poem)

84 x 84cm

A painting that forms part of an informal diptych; an abstracted version of 'confidant angel (7)'.  Related to a journal entry made in early May 2023. 

'early afternoon in a place named for Gabriel,

it'll be a long time before we hear a bell,

but this place I do consider swell,

for a meeting with a confidant angel'

September 2024 - April 2025

(made in tandem with 'confidant angel (7)')