September 20 2018 Progressing well. Imagine painting a picture and then add making the canvas, cutting out the picture so that it still holds together physically and compositionally and then carving, before you even get […]

After drawing the motif on this vessel the piercing stage of cutting out the negative space has started. Many long hours days and even weeks of work to do here.

September 6 2018 Drawing by hand I’m pleased with the progress on this piece. There is no getting away from the careful attention to detail every step of the way. Every mark counts. It can […]

August 29 2018 The first lines on a blank canvas. I know there will be plenty of challenges to come in this piece of work.

May 2 2018 More colours have been blocked in and the trees have been worked up with a little more detail. Im loving how this carved vessel is progressing.

April 25 2018 More progress on this vessel, the airbrushed underpainting bringing the vessel to life.

April 20 2018 At last this piece is now fully carved except for the odd touch up. I always look forward to the painting of my work as this is when the subject comes alive.

March 12 2018. One of my carved vessels here progressing. I simply draw the design by hand. Also the piercing process here is underway.The last image is the bass relief carving stage.

16 February 2018 How could you not be inspired by the harsh beauty of an African dry season with the cryptic contrast of the Reticulated Giraffe. Pictured here in amongst acacia trees looking for water. […]