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contemporary art, dance, desire, divine female, fashion, female body, goddess Nut, identity, loss, painting, peace, portraiture

Perseverance and the dream series

Flow, hold, return and repeat, oil paint on canvas, 60 h x 45 w x 2 d cm, 2023. The pursuit of perfection, oil paint on canvas, 60 h x 45 w x 2 d cm, 2023. The late-night rehearsal, oil paint on canvas, 60 h x 45 w x 2 d cm, 2023. The studio, oil paint on canvas, 45 h x 60 w … Continue reading Perseverance and the dream series

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contemporary art, dance, desire, divine female, fashion, female body, flowers, goddess Nut, identity, landscape, loss, painting, peace, portraiture, water, works on paper

(Grace and Grit) series

I worked with three talented dancers for this series: Rachel Laird, Stephanie Burrell and Shannon Dray. I commissioned Rachel to devise a choreographed dance routine inspired by a painting I saw at the Bristol Art Museum, Briar Rose by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Then, we met in a studio for our first rehearsal at Walpole Park and Gunnersbury Park, Ealing. Seeing how the dancer’s bodies moved … Continue reading (Grace and Grit) series

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