A Vortex of Emotions
Conflicting ideas and conflicting currents combine to create a maelstrom – a vortex of emotions intertwined with our circumstances.
2023. H100cm x W70cm, Oil on Canvas, Original
Shortlisted for the D31 Art Prize 2023
https://d31artprize2023.oess1.uk/Artwork/ArtistPage/59769?exhid=368#158527
Alleviation
Everyone should have the chance to advance themselves in this world and achieve greatness. Coexistence with nature and our surroundings is crucial to the equity of opportunity.
​2023. H81.5cm x W61cm, Diptych, Oil on Canvas, Original
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Anguish
This work responds to the scarcity of water that so many people and places face worldwide. Walking miles for clean water in the burning heat with no guarantee it will be found.
​2023. H120cm x W50cm, Oil on Canvas, Original
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Humans and the Environment Exhibition 1 April - 30 April 2023
Allegory
The deep range of blues and dashes of reds and orange dance together in this work. Life is fleeting, life is valuable, but should water be a commodity? This work explores that clean water should be a basic human right.
​2023. H120cm x W50cm, Oil on Canvas, Original
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Humans and the Environment Exhibition 1 April - 30 April 2023
An Arduous Walk to Water
I am thirsty, I have not washed in days, my feet and hands are cracked but yet I will take the 6 km round trip in search for water because I need it to survive and to ensure my family survive today.
​2023. H51cm x W61cm, Oil on Canvas, Original