'What to paint next?' is a question I always ask myself. Rather than paint stand-alone works I like to explore a subject and create a series of paintings. A subject has to sustain my interest and, as always with me, tell some stories.
I have decided to explore the domestic. Scenes of everyday life around the home. A man eating his breakfast. A woman searching in her handbag. A man ironing his business shirt.
The painting above is from 'The Body on the Beach' my 2011 series of paintings inspired by the mystery of the unknown man found on Somerton beach. It shows the kind of small drama that can be created by a lone figure in an interior space.
