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Figurative charcoal
My charcoal paintings are all original and created by hand on high-quality mediums. The intricate details and textures in each piece are a testament to my dedication to representational art. I hope you enjoy browsing through my gallery and feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to commission a piece.

Katie
Expressive charcoal life study of "Katie." Utilising the unpredictable qualities of charcoal mediums I play a game with the various marks and values working intuitively to find form and cultivate beauty from chaos.
50x70cm
Charcoal on Ingress Paper
50x70cm
Charcoal on Ingress Paper

Natures embrace
I have a strong reverence for the human form. Our bodies are gifts, which deserve respect and care as akin to our world around us. The natural world has intelligence and wisdom beyond our understanding, a finely tuned and delicately balanced organism when undisturbed. Sadly, in our times, some believe that we can do better than nature. Yet, when we are hungry, nature provides for us. At times of being overwhelmed and burnt out we can find comfort. Seasons when the harsh weather exposes us to the elements, shelter can be sought. We are not set apart for nature but from it, one and the same.
Slow down, lean in and feel natures embrace.
Willow charcoal and charcoal pencil on toned paper.
Slow down, lean in and feel natures embrace.
Willow charcoal and charcoal pencil on toned paper.

Turning Blue
This experimental creation is a mix of acrylic abstract bursts of colour, charcoal figure study and oil accents. A play on the melancholic tilting scales often felt in the turning of the seasons. As the long days of summer come to and end, the warm red tones of enduring low suns reduce to cold evening chills. My favourite season of the year by far. The busy roads quieten as people retreat to the protection of warm homes. The elements reclaim the open air once again and the daylight becomes short and colder. A time of reflection as all is turning blue.

"Natures Child"
Living and growing up in the UK of Caribbean/African background I felt no connection to the African Culture or heritage. Through books and literature I began trying to bridge the gap of knowledge and relationship to the heritage i felt lost. On top of that experiencing the way I am portrayed and received by the world due to my skin colour, I wondered what it would feel like to not be pre judged on first glance of my skin. what would it be like to live in a society not so dominated by a euro-centric worldly ideal of beauty?
I imagine this would be what it's like for the tribes people of East Africa. Untouched by the world views and opinions they see the beauty and reverence of their skin and choose to daily enhance it with various natural items borrowed from nature. They paint themselves and mostly each other in clays, use nuts, leaves and branches to adorn their bodies in a celebration of nature and their part of it.
The freedom to be whoever you are.
"Natures child" portrays a softness with the powerful presence of a young tribes girl in decoration which I felt would best reflect the softness and hard edges charcoal mediums provide.
50x70 cm
Willow charcoal and charcoal pencil on toned paper.
I imagine this would be what it's like for the tribes people of East Africa. Untouched by the world views and opinions they see the beauty and reverence of their skin and choose to daily enhance it with various natural items borrowed from nature. They paint themselves and mostly each other in clays, use nuts, leaves and branches to adorn their bodies in a celebration of nature and their part of it.
The freedom to be whoever you are.
"Natures child" portrays a softness with the powerful presence of a young tribes girl in decoration which I felt would best reflect the softness and hard edges charcoal mediums provide.
50x70 cm
Willow charcoal and charcoal pencil on toned paper.

We Are Art
(Currently showing at the playing the race card "Black Joy" exhibition. Hastings Museum and art gallery. East Sussex. June - 25th August 2024).
The joy in this work is my personal connection as a black artist to the figure drawn. Although many tribes paint their faces, the Southern Nuba tribe make themselves into art: the aesthetic is not for war or ritual, it is a celebration of their own black beauty. They may change their artistic creation up to twice a day and villages compete for the most decorative and intricate designs.
There is a surreal and beautiful poetry for a black male artist to make an image of an indigenous black tribesman who has made himself into art. This brings about an invisible but intergenerationally powerful thread of connection between us. It closes the gap between history and the present and between east and west.
The joy in this work is my personal connection as a black artist to the figure drawn. Although many tribes paint their faces, the Southern Nuba tribe make themselves into art: the aesthetic is not for war or ritual, it is a celebration of their own black beauty. They may change their artistic creation up to twice a day and villages compete for the most decorative and intricate designs.
There is a surreal and beautiful poetry for a black male artist to make an image of an indigenous black tribesman who has made himself into art. This brings about an invisible but intergenerationally powerful thread of connection between us. It closes the gap between history and the present and between east and west.

"Fortitude"
Inspired by conversations with my mother, her experiences growing up as a woman in the Caribbean and then in Britain. She speaks of the many trials by fire throughout her life, though the threat of being consumed by the flames and losing herself was always there, the sheer resilience and focus to keep going influenced my direction of this art .
The flames eventually smoulder with reduced intensity, she rises from the smoke and ashes tempered like forging steel. Strengthening as well as removing impurities which threatened to weaken and fracture her spirit. A rebirth, not as something new but as an evolution of herself.
A force to be reckoned with.
50 x 70 cm
Charcoal on Ingress paper.
The flames eventually smoulder with reduced intensity, she rises from the smoke and ashes tempered like forging steel. Strengthening as well as removing impurities which threatened to weaken and fracture her spirit. A rebirth, not as something new but as an evolution of herself.
A force to be reckoned with.
50 x 70 cm
Charcoal on Ingress paper.

"Enchantment"
Charcoal on paper.
This captivating charcoal drawing captures the allure of a nude female figure in profile view. The subject's slender yet strong physique is accentuated through meticulously rendered shading and contouring, giving her an enchanting presence. Her sultry pose exudes an aura of sensuality, as she appears to be a mesmerizing temptress, weaving a spell with her every curve and gaze. The charcoal lends a timeless, classic quality to the composition, making it a striking and evocative work of art that draws the viewer into a world of seduction and mystique. (NOT AVAILABLE)

Study of Joanna 1
Life study of Joanna. Charcoal on toned paper.
VISUAL ARTIST
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