Thursday 28 August 2014

LOOK BOTH WAYS




Unprotected Crossing means enter at own risk.  It may or may not be dangerous. And this crossing has an added challenge posed by a Threshold Guardian.  The conversion from sinner to saint can be symbolized by a leopard that changes it's spots for a coat of uniform colour.  But if it changes it's spots and becomes a cougar – what then? 

30" x 40"
oil on canvas
$2200

Thursday 21 August 2014

SNAKES AND LADDERS




Snakes and Ladders is a classic childhood game but it is also a battle of good and evil.  As one negotiates childhood one’s life is complicated by virtues (ladders) and vices (snakes).  Each slither into evil is a learning experience.  Whether one succeeds on reaching adulthood intact or not depends not on the experiences but on whether one learns from them.

32" x 24"
oil on canvas
n/a

Thursday 7 August 2014

A MOMENT IN TIME



A fleeting glimpse of a joyous moment.  Bubbles are ephemeral and fleeting much like the passage of time.  A moment to be enjoyed and savoured while it lasts.

30" x 30"
oil on canvas
N/A