A day in Honfleur, golden memories, fleeting happiness. Mid summer, and days of freedom stretch behind and ahead. I wander alone down a street, the heat palpable, dry, and the sound of my steps echoing from white walls. Everywhere is light; bright and clear and pure light, with squares of delicious shadow and shade. Muffled sounds […]Read Post ›
This work, vivid and full of atmosphere, depicts a Parisian street under a blue sky. Yet shadows gather over the cobbles and there is a sense of mystery. I love wandering around Paris, especially early in the morning, when all is still, and the air is crisp, scented with coffee and fresh bread. This work […]Read Post ›
The heat is like a wall, the sky open, wide, endless. Crickets, dust, the hum of a distant engine. France in the summer, douce France, sweet, the Land of Wonders. A village, asleep, secret. The road leads upwards, a game of shadow and light. Echoes of a time long passed, an old garage, dated, nostalgic. A lovely […]Read Post ›
An old shop, for antiques and junk perhaps. Treasures once, an Aladdin”s cave, now haunted. It is closed now, cobwebs and dust: echoes of another time, a sensation of retrospection, of dated fashion. The colour of the walls fascinates me, pastel, faded and peeling in places. Signage of purple, darkened glass. I have used some […]Read Post ›
Do shops have souls? And what happens to the soul of a shop once its doors close for the last time? For a shop does not simply die, it lives on in the minds of those who once shopped there, who worked there, who created it, stocked it, cleaned it and loved it. A closed […]Read Post ›
Tel Aviv, a city I had dreamed of, then lived in, then eventually left. A city that is still part home. I am on the rooftop, gazing down. Flat roofs covered in sticky tar, little dens, places to smoke, places to drink cold beer. before returning to neon lit stairwells. Turn around and you can […]Read Post ›
This view depicts rooftops in the city of Tel Aviv. It is a view I have painted before in different shades and dimensions. I find the act of looking down onto a rooftop, and living space fascinating, a secret intrusion, a fleeting feeling of flying. There is a timelessness to the scene too, as the […]Read Post ›
I was always fascinated by this iconic building. As a teenager I dreamt of seeing it. I studied its form, its colours. I poured over images of it. In later years I was lucky enough to live less than an hour’s drive from it. I decided to paint it. The work is 12″ x 9″ […]Read Post ›
A sultry evening, a time of sweat and humidity, of night as thick as treacle, redolent of orange blossom, pizza dough and the tantalising passing clouds of expensive perfume. A dusk of pink sky, the magic punctuated by the incessant sounds of the city, scooters and buses, car horns and Mizrachi music from passing radios. […]Read Post ›
This work depicts the town of Sderot in the south of Israel. The scene features a typically Israeli cityscape, but with the addition of a brightly decorated shelter. The work is on a 0.4 inch deep canvas so it can therefore hang without the need for further framing. Remember, it’s always 33% cheaper to buy […]Read Post ›
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