Legacy

‘Leaving a material legacy used to be important to me, be that a business ‘empire’ or a building or a bridge when I worked as a civil engineer. I am (mostly) proud of what I did then, but what is important has changed over the years. I want to help clean up our world that I helped to pollute. I want my son and his children and grandchildren to experience the stunning natural environment that I grew up to experience. I would like my art to continue to connect people and bring them a little calmness and tranquillity.’ ‘All of my work is created by blowing acrylic paint using only my breath. I do not use any equipment at all (including straws) and do not physically touch at all the canvas or glass on which I paint.’ I am an artist inspired by the movement of water and the way the water surface abstracts the aquatic forms below. My paintings explore this combination, using palettes of contrasting colours and negative space. As in nature, the ever-changing light on the paint reveals the subtle texture of the water caused by its own flow and that by the form beneath. Through my work, I hope to express the calmness and intrigue that water brings me. Work that continues to surprise and brings tranquillity to a space and some serenity to people’s lives. This price is for the unframed art only.' Acrylic on canvas. Frame not included in price. Size (not including frame): 81cm x 65cm. Location: On display in the gallery in Wimbledon.