Here you can find my most recent still life pieces. Most of my pieces are currently available to view and purchase at Indira Rose, Clifton, Bristol, but feel free to get in touch if you'd like to purchase something from further afield.
Teapot I
£250
This is my most recent painting, finished in July 2021. I was inspired to paint this when my mother sent me a photo of the most beautiful shiny teapot when she was having tea with a friend. After a few weeks of thinking about composition and colour themes, I settled on a dark backdrop with a deep purple striped material for the pot to sit on. This dark theme is becoming more of a trend in some of my recent work, and I can't wait to see where it takes me next.
Les Tomates
£295
Is there anything better than the huge, juicy tomatoes found in the Breton countryside? I think not. These glorious tomatoes captured my heart during a stay in Brittany in July 2020, yet it took me six months to get around to actually painting them. Just looking at this painting and I remember the tranquil feeling of sitting under the canopy of a huge tree, the sun shining down without a cloud in the sky, and the amazing food that France has to offer. Take me back!
To not overcomplicate the composition of the painting I reduced the background trees into an abstract splash of green colour in order to give the tomatoes their rightful pride of place. One tomato has cheekily fallen out of the bowl, adding a sense of playfulness to the piece.
Café I
SOLD
This coffee pot was the first painting I sold to a stranger. The feeling of elation that ensued when someone had seen my work and wished to purchase it was overwhelming, and spurred me on to develop my love for painting into a small business. It was after this transaction that I began my website and started selling prints and cards, something that I do less of these days.
This piece was painted during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020 as a response to a competition brief led by Mockingbird Press. The theme was 'Togetherness', and during that period 100% of my time was spent with my partner and his roommate locked in a tiny flat together! But we had fun, we had friendship, and most importantly we had coffee. I tried to capture two obscure figures in the reflection of the pot which soon became emotionally reflective — I was eager to see my mum and be able to have a nice coffee with her in person. Thankfully we were able to meet later that year once restrictions had eased.
Cafe II
£395
Cafe II is one of the first paintings I ever completed. Originally done for my GCSE Art and Design qualification back at school, I repurposed the canvas in summer 2020 and decided to sell it. The black background was originally taken up by re-imaginations of Roy Lichtenstein's Preparedness and Matisse's Harmony in Red. But after ten years of being hidden away in the attic I decided these odd red blotches of colour didn't sit well with the rest of the piece, so away they went! This was the definitive start of my love of painting shiny pots. It was well received and I felt truly encouraged to continue painting, despite not doing much during the following few years after I left high school.
This piece is currently being exhibited and for sale at Indira Rose in Clifton Village, but get in touch if you would like to purchase it.
Food Collection
£55 each
In early 2021 I went through a phase of only wanting to paint food. I set myself a challenge of painting one of these 20x20cm canvas boards every week, but soon realised that was totally unachievable alongside a full time job, so quickly gave up! It made me realise that producing artwork shouldn't be about hitting arbitrary deadlines as the pieces will suffer by rushing them.
For this collection of six little paintings I chose foods that inspired me to paint. The chillies came first as I have always adored browsing through fruit and veg stalls, markets and shops and seeing the shiny chillies all piled up together. This particular piece was first inspired by a trip to the main food and spice market in Mauritius, where piles and piles of chillies were stacked up in wicker baskets. It was beautiful. Then came the rest of the foods; limes when I was in the mood for a G&T, asparagus when a friend of my mothers grew them in her allotment, and the curly rainbow chard for its amazing colour and shape.