the frequency of the waters own wave energy affects this floral vanitas sceneThe Vanitas series revisits the still life tradition through an underwater photographic process, extending a lineage that emerged most prominently in seventeenth century Dutch painting. Working entirely in water, these compositions draw on historical motifs associated with mortality, transience, and the passage of time. Floral specimens, organic matter, and carefully selected objects are staged within a submerged environment where light, reflection,

" On one of my first trips to japan over 35 years ago

where material process and illusion converge

capable of preservation and erasure in equal measure

the Figurative series operates as an archive of endurance

and air create a shifting

painterly compositions

These works capture a fleeting moment in time

Paper size: 23

shipped in a tube wrapped in gesso paper direct from the darkroom

The cedar frame seen in some images is available to order only

7 inches / 48 x 48 x 7 cms

a unique and eloquent design that works both in the home and for commercial installations