Marlow - Mounted Ceramic Portrait secured on an Oak Base

This is one of a series of portraits I made based on character descriptions from literature. In this case I completed my interpretation of the character Marlow, protagonist from the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

Marlow is a complex character, calm and insightful yet weary and troubled. A philosopher of sorts, the world has left him cynical and trapped in the memory of his experiences.

450/195/145mm

Jessica - Ceramic Portrait on an Oak Base.

A portrait interpretation of Jessica Atreides following the character description provided in Frank Herbert's Dune books.

360/195/145mm  

Filtered revisited #1 Sister and #2 Brother (Ceramic portraits mounted on an oak base) 

These characters with exaggerated facial features were originally composed to serve as a representation of the bizarre trend of using photo filters in creating our online persona or presence. These characters have since evolved and now feature in my work with increasing regularity. These two interpretations serve as bizarre yet in many ways traditional portraits. 

Sister: 400/195/145mm

Brother: 450/195/145mm

Bob Teal Live - Mounted Ceramic Portrait Secured on an Oak Base

Bob visited the gallery on a day I happened to be moderating. He introduced himself as a retired sound engineer, fellow creative and professional Wizard. It's not often I do impulsive portraits these days but, I view my work as a celebration of individuality and otherness and Bob stands as a perfect representation of this.

Reference material taken from the many videos on Bob's wonderful and bizarre TikTok (search for BobTealLive ) he will not disappoint.

450/195/145mm

Lynch - Mounted Ceramic Portrait.

I read David Lynch's Biography Room to Dream over lockdown. It changed my whole perspective with regard to creativity and I've been thundering forward on my own path ever since.

290/145/110mm including base

La Giuseppina’s mother

Ceramic stoneware coloured with shellac and pigments.

This ceramic portrait is inspired by Walter Sickert’s 1904 painting entitled Mama Mia Poveretta. I have created a 3d interpretation of Sickert’s subject to provide an alternative representation of the gaunt, emaciated elderly Venetian woman who is nearing the end of a hard life.

300/160/210mm inc base

Ceramic Stoneware coloured with pigments and shellac.

This piece is a parody of the famous sculpture David by Michelangelo.  I wanted  to present a modern depiction of the character representing, not the masculine qualities of bravery and heroism but a character coping with the turmoil and anxieties associated with modern living.

210/70/100mm inc base

Ceramic stoneware coloured with glaze, shellac and pigments.

This piece is part of a series of sculptures commenting on the influence social media has on our sense of selves.

300/160/210mm Inc base