The Lad in the Bath and the Cat

Print description

In this bath scene, I’ve included a lad in profile, loosely referencing a beautiful drawing by Clive Hicks Jenkins. On the wall behind him, a large landscape linocut framed print by Edward Bawden depicts an ancient churchyard. The cat is inspired by a cherished print I had at home years ago

Print details

I create each print out of my own hand drawn ink drawings that I colour digitally. I print my design using fine art paper and archival inks, and release each print as part of a limited edition of 100 for the standard sizes A0,A1, A2, A3 or A4. Each print has my signature and edition number.

Domestic Interior and self expression

This work echoes many different sources: from Vuillard’s colourful depictions of the domestic interior. Many of which I saw at Pallant House Gallery in 2022, to the Alekos Fassianos Foundation I visited in Athens in the summer of 2023. It also draws inspiration from and exhibition in summer 2024 at Studio Voltaire in London, which featured a pairing of work by Beryl Cook and Tom of Finland. Other references are the work of the Picasso linocut ‘Still Life with Glass under the Lamp’ (1962) I saw at the British Museum during the exhibition ‘Picasso Printmaker’’ in November 2024.

Corporealism

I have been running a life drawing session in Brighton at the Sussex County Arts Club for many years; the depiction of the human form is something that fascinates me. Through these pieces, I aimed to express my own personal experiences and the environment where I live.