'Collateral' . . . a meditation on suffering

is made up of an increasing number of paintings - each in oil on linen and 455 x 610mm (the same format as a 30" TV screen), depicting individuals caught up in dreadful social conflicts and geophysical events. These are 'portraits' of people who are anonymous to me, whose features have momentarily passed across my TV screen and whom I have seen almost inadvertently. Unlike with conventional portraits, no intimacy is possible in these paintings. Empathy and imagination go into making them but these don't get me closer to the person. Apart from his/her physiognomy all there is to linger over is the probable situation of each individual.

Exhibited:  

 2013    Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London

2012.    C-Art at Tullie House, Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery