Paradise Lost III (from the series 'Our Dark Materials') hypha-marble-arch using a combination of machine

using a combination of machine and hand tools

and forests exist side by side

yet the petals still wither away as they must decay

Forced Interaction is an ongoing investigation on rebellion and control within the convention of painting

Entire sections are deliberately removed

Paradise Lost III (from the series 'Our Dark Materials') hypha-marble-arch using a combination of machineParadise Lost III (from the series Our Dark Materials) has emerged from a deeply felt, expressive application of polymer plastic and oil paint. It is third in a series of tondo paintings on board. The round format suggests the experience of viewing through a lens, perhaps that of a microscope, focussing on a fragment from a familiar landscape; or, by contrast, a view of an ancient planetary continent distant in time and space. It is my hope that this