The Hidden Cross

The Hidden Cross

The Hidden Cross 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 178cm x 76cm By 1986 I had developed a confident abstract expressionist technique. This energy is visible in the calligraphic marks and patterns which surround the pink phallus. The ‘Hidden Cross’ is an appropriated Christian...
Tachiste Cross

Tachiste Cross

Tachiste Cross 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 178cm x 76cm I worked on ‘Tachiste Cross’ late into the night, inspired by Jackson Pollock, the exponent of Tachisme  I admired most, creating the gestural power of the drips, dots and spots that cover the surface of the painting....
Woman’s Place

Woman’s Place

Woman’s Place 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m In this painting I have described ‘Woman’s Place’ as the inner place of the uterus, the muscular female organ of the pelvic region, which is the place where the fertilized ovum matures. The textured patterns...
How Close

How Close

How Close 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m Some form of the vulva is to be found in all world religions, either as a primitive rock carving, devotional image or ritual object. In Egyptian hieroglyphs it symbolized woman and the Hindu symbol of the ‘yoni‘...
David and I

David and I

David and I 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m This expressionist work was painted in the year I finished art teaching and started work as a supply teacher. The composition and energetic style of this autobiographical painting about my marriage to David, expresses...