Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This painting is one of my large dreamscapes. It took me about 3 months to complete, as these ones do, and it's about our connection to higher realms, angels, human and animal, and our relationships to each other. It's my 2024 entry into the Sulman prize.

By now, you know I'm a quirky artist. My art really is for the curious and for people who seek deeper meanings. Even though the images are personal, I believe that we all experience that yearning for connection, love, to beings on the earth and spiritual planes is universal.

I do like it when people project their own meanings into the work. Having said that, perhaps I can explain a little so you get the gist. The woman at the table with the big cake is about imagined future celebrations. I follow the work of Dr Joe Dispenza, who says that we need to practice attuning our minds and bodies to the joy and wonder of life so that we begin to experience those feelings as much as all the difficult ones of anger, fear, pain etc. I think it's a good practice, so I always make a point of including joyous or uplifting images and symbols in my work, as a reminder.

The two animals hugging each other remind us of the need to support each other and to be kind. The three dogs and three birds communing represent the animal and bird kingdom that we humans are having such a devastating impact on. Also, I'm crazy about dogs and animals in general so they usually, nearly always appear in my work.

The angels need no explanation .. they are everywhere in spirit and on the earth. We've just got to tune in to them and to our higher natures.

All in all, this painting is for anyone who wants to be reminded about the invisible worlds that were too often forget. It's a powerful painting, packing a bit of a punch. The colours are bold, and it's very surreal. No shrinking violet wishy washy stuff from me ...

This is a long and narrower painting, perfect for a wall where you don't have much depth.
The price reflects two things: 1) it took me 3 months and around 100 hours to do, and 2) my work is getting more popular, which after 25 years of being a painter (and potter) is a nice thing. A holiday in Bali will cost the same but it will be gone in a flash. This one is for keeps, or until I get so famous you sell it for a vast profit. Either way .. ok !