Towards the end of 2025, I rediscovered my childhood love of art, and decided I would work towards creating pieces that I could feel comfortable selling.
I've always preferred process to commerce, even in very traditional business - but the world's turn this time means I have to get out of that comfort zone, because the ways of making money that are open to someone who is medically banned from driving, who can't see after dusk at all, can't see well in snow, bright sunlight, or heavy rain, can't easily get along with laptops under 17" screen size, who can no longer safely and reliably navigate busy or unfamiliar places, who gets extremely sick if he gets too cold, but is also exceptionally intolerant of heat, who is dealing with increasing impacts of chronic illness outside of physical disabilities, and who also has kinship care responsibilities, are in sharp, possibly terminal, decline. So I have to throw everything I have at the bare business of bringing in cash income, whether I feel comfortable with that or not.
I've always preferred process to commerce, even in very traditional business - but the world's turn this time means I have to get out of that comfort zone, because the ways of making money that are open to someone who is medically banned from driving, who can't see after dusk at all, can't see well in snow, bright sunlight, or heavy rain, can't easily get along with laptops under 17" screen size, who can no longer safely and reliably navigate busy or unfamiliar places, who gets extremely sick if he gets too cold, but is also exceptionally intolerant of heat, who is dealing with increasing impacts of chronic illness outside of physical disabilities, and who also has kinship care responsibilities, are in sharp, possibly terminal, decline. So I have to throw everything I have at the bare business of bringing in cash income, whether I feel comfortable with that or not.
April 12th 2026:
I'm looking to embark on a series of pieces on the theme of Fantasy Botanicals - contemporary, abstract interpretations of classical botanical sketches and watercolours, of the kind found in Victorian notebooks and biology texts.
This will include original paintings, framed prints, and items such as coasters and bookmarks; I also hope to include snapshots of work in progress (because you can never be too cautious about who's using AI in art!)
As they say...watch this space!
Pieces For Sale:
I'm looking to embark on a series of pieces on the theme of Fantasy Botanicals - contemporary, abstract interpretations of classical botanical sketches and watercolours, of the kind found in Victorian notebooks and biology texts.
This will include original paintings, framed prints, and items such as coasters and bookmarks; I also hope to include snapshots of work in progress (because you can never be too cautious about who's using AI in art!)
As they say...watch this space!
Pieces For Sale:
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"Did Curiosity..?" Unframed prints available: £10 including UK postage.Payment by PayPal: click the link: PayPal Payment
Exhibitions:
2026: February 4th-14th:
Surface Tension, Norwich, with QueerFest
Surface Tension, Norwich, with QueerFest
2025:
Sleigh All Day, Manchester, with Ben Saunders Art
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