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Emily 2008
Emily 2008, Sits slightly forward half dressed on a blue background.
Oil on stretched canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted, no need to frame, 90x90x3cm £160.00




Gracia on a swing
Gracia on a swing 2006, A young girl is sits slightly forward on a swing with its supports disappearing into the sky above, scattered around are various items of desire giving a hint of her life and personality.  Oil on stretched canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted, no need to frame, 40x50x1cm £85.00




Viewing 2007
Viewing 2007, a surreal/semi-abstract piece, the relationship between realism and surrealism, figurative and abstract. A man stands slightly to the left with a bulbous nose and heavy chin, he leans slightly against the wall whilst holding a dog lead in his left hand, at the other end of the lead is not what one would expect but instead a tiny black bird, pecking at the floor. The man stares forward at the display in front of him deciding and evaluating the work!! Oil on stretched quality canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted no need to frame, 120x90x3cm £350.00




Martin 2007
Martin 2007, sits outside a cafe on Las Ramblas in Barcelona Spain under a white canopy, with the sun blazing down cascading and creating shadows all around. He sits with friends making polite conversation on topical subjects with his elbows resting on the table gazing forward with interest, whilst relaxing, taking in the ambience, people watching whilst smoking a cigarette.
Oil on stretched canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted, no need to frame, 90x90x3cm £300.00




Busy 2006
Busy 2006, This is a surreal abstract work that brings together different aspects of the thought process dealing with shape and form bringing together various objects and architectural form to provide a story. The figure of a girl is seated on the left hand side snuggled up against a hard, cold, grey concrete wall. She appears to be naked except for a white handbag draped over her right shoulder and a pair of Acupuncture blue and white trainers. Her eyes stair forward in a provocative manner, her lips are pouting. To the right there is an open file box which is empty suggesting the contents have been removed whilst a complete banana lies close by. The road to the centre appears empty which disappears into infinity, a road sign and a flight of concrete stairs disappear off to the right. Oil on stretched canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted, no need to frame, 80x60x3cm £750.00



 
See Yourself? Where? 2007
See Yourself? Where? Supporting the ever-changing face of contemporary Manchester, See Yourself? Where?, mixed media, 2007, reflects living in the urban social landscape that is Manchester's modern cityscape.  An inordinately large mechanical futuristic figure drives Manchester's sense of continuity and regeneration of hope, power and thought forward. Manchester's landmark architecture is pushed in a blood-red shopping trolley, as symbolic witness to human bloodshed at right-angles with ultimate sacrifice of Manchester's survival and growth after terrorism. Man's goliath body is painted as a sealed oblong envelope partitioned into four triangles stuffed with financial payment in reward for honoured North-West trades offering employment and wage. Sealed, it shows no open division between people, geography, traditions and cultures and no deceitful "cash-for-questions" politics hiding personal issues with public histories in harmonious open-house Manchester either. The slight figure in the trolley is both supported by Manchester's new styled skyline, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with traditional buildings. Up-to-the-minute architecture transforms its facade resembling a handmade object describing the human condition. Indicative of our throw-away recycled state, a banana skin and rubbish bin motions a circular " no-entry" sign screaming "enough" commemorating Manchester's identity with industrial expansion racing with increasing desire to live successfully in a multi-cultural metropolis. Mixed media on stretched canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted no need to frame, 90x90x3cm £800.00




Girl in red shirt
Girl in red shirt 2006, a figurative/surreal piece.
Oil on stretched quality canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted no need to frame
80x80x3cm £280.00




Look 2006
Look 2006, a cubist work where parts of the figure have been disjointed and positioned in unusual areas creating a striking, interesting and thought provoking work. Oil on stretched canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted, no need to frame, 80x80x3cm £300.00




Catching up 2007
Catching up 2007, This piece of work in intriguing, it portrays an image of two figures sitting, chatting engaged in intense and invigorating conversation discussing the world as the world passes by.Not all can be seen the figures are shadow like and obscured, beneath a fairly clear sky beneath the figures can be seen a no-entry sign or is it a national speed limit sign to the right lies some fruit. Oil on stretched canvas, stapled on the back, sides painted, no need to frame, 36x36cm £670.00 SOLD




Getting ready 2006
Getting ready 2006, figurative.Oil on canvas board, 15x16cm £65.00



Figure black on blue
Acrylic on board 96x122cm £800.00