FINDING CENTRE
"Finding Centre" delicately portrays a pivotal experience: the discovery of non-sexual nudity within an intimate encounter, brought to life through the expressive strokes of oil pastel. The artist uses a gentle palette, and fluid lines to depict the figures in their unadorned state, emphasizing a sense of innocence and newfound comfort. The compositions focus on the expressions and gestures reveal a dawning awareness of vulnerability without sexual tension. Inspired by a personal experience, this work captures the significance of this first encounter with non-sexual nudity, suggesting a shift in perspective and a deeper understanding of intimacy.
Finding Centre, 2025
BENEATH THE COVERS
"Beneath the Covers," rendered in the tactile richness of oil pastel, offers a glimpse into a moment of solitary intimacy. The image focuses on a single pair of feet during a moment of sexual experience, delicately drawn with the soft blendability of the medium. The close-up perspective invites the viewer into a private and sensory world. This piece explores the realm of personal intimacy and the body's experience of pleasure in solitude.
Beneath the Covers, 2025
ABSENCE
Absence evokes the lingering presence of a past relationship. The solitary figure sits on a cool-toned floor, their gaze directed away, suggesting isolation and introspection. A lone hand stretches across the empty bed, a stark reminder of what is missing. The artist's use of oil pastel contributes to an atmosphere of quiet melancholy and the intangible weight of absence left by an ex.
Absence, 2025
FLOWERS OF PAST LOVERS
Flowers of Past Lovers confronts the complex dynamics of abusive relationships through the lens of rose coloured glasses, created using oil pastels. Depicted, is a brutal rape, although the eye is drawn to the only 3D object, the frame. The framed flower, represents the delusion that allows the abuse to continue. The artist's use of oil pastel, with its potential for both delicate detail and raw expressiveness, underscores the fragility of the illusion and the harsh reality it conceals.
Flowers of Past Lovers, 2023
