(01) All that glitters

#allthatglitters – dreams of fortunes 01

This is Little Hugh’s grave in Lincoln Cathedral, which relates to a very unsavoury tale of anti-Semitism. The stone has been smoothed by the thousands of hands that have caressed it over the past 600 years, and discoloured by the grease of those hands, lending it its unusual colour and texture.

#allthatglitters – dreams of fortunes

With dreams of fortunes and fool’s gold, dynamic crystalline geometries both reflective and translucent, rocks provide a fascinating subject to study.  Holding a piece of rock is akin to holding the earth’s history in your hands, and it can be imagined as a whole mountain range in miniature. I find it very difficult to describe rocks visually. They hold a fascination for me, and I regularly seek out examples of other artists’ work for inspiration.

Rocks is part of a series of works inspired by nature. While they provide life-long sources of interest, these subjects ultimately form the basis of my abstract paintings which are both hard-edged and yet fluid in appearance. Rocks tells the story of the earth’s origins through their faceted shapes and multiple forms, from tiny gemstones to imposing granite rock faces.