Portfolio: Something Is Changing

At the opening night of "HARVEST" at the W3 Gallery.

In 2018, I started a small series of paintings on the theme of Climate Change entitled "Something Is Changing". I am pleased that three of these pieces have been selected for this years Harvest Exhibition entitled "GATHER" at the W3 Gallery, Acton Town, London, which opened last month.

"Something is Changing 6"
25x20cm. Acrylic on canvas 2019

Since these works were first completed before the pandemic, we have seen even more extremities in the Global weather structures. Flash floods in New York City, wildfires across West America and Europe, not to mention the melting ice caps on both the North and South Poles have caused catastrophic destruction and loss of human life.

"Something is Changing 1"
21x45cm. Acrylic on canvas 2018

In these abstract works, I use bands of colour to suggest temperature, atmosphere and the changing shape of the landscape. I am influenced by the Colour Field artists such as Mark Rothko, Sean Scully and the St Ives Artists - Patrick Heron and Ben Nicholson. "Something is Changing 4" reflects on Global Warming and was conceived after the highest temperature was recorded on July 25th, 2019 in the UK. The fifth painting in the series embraces the tragedy of the melting ice caps in the Artic and Antartic. "Something is Changing 6" invites us to look at our relationship with the earth and landscape.

We are all aware and have experienced in one way or another the effect of Global Warming and Climate Change in the past few years. I hope the paintings are a reminder that "Something Is Changing"and inspire us in our own individual ways of our responsibilities.

"GATHER" EXHIBITION IS OPEN

NOW UNTIL OCT 23RD

W3 GALLERY,185 ACTON HIGH ST,

LONDON W3 9DJ