Dripping Garden

Dripping Garden is a bold, immersive abstract that transforms the simple act of poured paint into a vibrant, layered landscape. Vertical drips dominate the canvas, cascading from deep midnight blues at the top through bright sky blues and cool greens, creating a sense of rainfall or dense foliage viewed through falling water.

Scattered throughout are soft pink and vivid red accents that punctuate the cooler palette like blossoms emerging within the greenery. The repetition of elongated, rounded forms gives the composition rhythm, while the natural gravity-driven drips add movement and spontaneity.

The upper section feels heavier and more saturated, gradually transitioning into fresher greens below, evoking the depth of a lush garden. The surface texture—thick, tactile paint and visible runs—adds dimension and reinforces the organic energy of the piece.

Overall, Dripping Garden balances structure and chance, capturing the feeling of abundance, growth, and colour in motion.

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Have been painting in Oils for 20 years, starting off in a traditional landscape/still life style, but gradually evolving to wherever inspiration, and the paint and colour take me. I have Illustrated Children's books, working in Acrylic, however the flow, movement and deep depth of colour of Oil's are truly addictive.

My art is wide and varied, and provides me with endless joy, with the odd moment of frustration along the way. The joy of my art is that I don't put any restrictions on it. It flows, it comes from ideas, visions and sometimes just from playing with paint. The whole point of being a creative person, is to be creative, so I can't lock into a particular style and paint that style over and over. The closest I come to that are my fish paintings, but I love my fish paintings, they are so relaxing, therapeutic and never quite the same as I chase the swimming fish around the canvas.
Sometimes I will start a painting with a particular idea, or style in mind, but as soon as I apply paint to the canvas I see something happening that I simply can't resist. So the original idea is taken over by the intriguing possibilities of the unknown creation that lies ahead. Sometimes that creation is nothing special, or lost in the overworked searches for that magic painting that came from nowhere. Sometimes, that magic painting does come from nowhere, and I stand back amazed and wonder how it happened. My years of experience have taught me to trust my artistic instincts, so more often than not, I am pleased with the results.
I have no doubt that my unrestricted "style" probably works against my marketable profile, but I love the way I can paint with freedom and I cannot wait to see what I come up with next.