Blossom out of the darkness

During lock-down I found myself house bound just as I was about to embark on a series of large oil paintings in the studio.

So I had to scale down and actually reflect on the momentous shock of world-wide lock down and isolation. I found myself turning to nature in the form of blossom once again; I have spend much of my life chasing and celebrating the blossoms.

Out of the Darkness, April 2020, oil on gessoed wood panel, 4″ x 4″ (10 x 10 cms)

Japanese Vase | Hanami, April 2020 oil on gessoed wood panel, 2′ x 2′ (60.8 x 60.7cms)

Fragility | Cherry Blossom in tarnished silver vase, May 2020, oil on board, 9″ x 12″ (24 x 30 cms)

painting in my bedroom studio, May 2020

paintings in my bedroom to show scale