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BrownKnot 01

1992 | Isle of Man | 10” x 7”
Pencil & Watercolour

This imaginatively-titled Brown Knot was an early success. I love how bold and powerful it stands. An infinity Knot in a ring. Rough and created quickly I can tell. With gay innocent abandon!

BrownKnot 02

1992 | Isle of Man | 10” x 14”
Pencil & Watercolour

Two sticks and a ring!

Done at the same time as the previous knot. I work way smaller and much more intricately detailed now - but this style is very fun to work in.

Hope

1992 | Isle of Man | 5.5” x 9”
Medium

Trying to recreate the boldness of the above knots. It’s different and not my best work - but there are parts of it I love a lot.

Maybe I hoped I’d get better!

TheBallyholmLoop

1991 | Isle of Man | 13” x 8”
Pencil & Watercolour

Ballyholm is a beach near my parents' home in Northern Ireland. It sits on the Belfast Channel leading to the industrial port of Belfast. Every day you see the ferry leave for England. Many other huge cargo ships can be seen toing and froing.

The RMS Titanic was built in Belfast along with several other great ocean liners [Olympic, Britannic & Nomadic]. Belfast dockyard was heavily bombed by the Germans in WW2. The shipyard had some of the biggest dry docks in Europe at the time.

WillowSquares3

2012 | Dorchester | 12” x 10”
Pencil &
Watercolour

A much later series of three bolder knots. This focuses on three petals.

I like these a lot. Still done quick and rough - they nonetheless stand proud and bold.

WillowSquares4

2012 | Dorchester | 12” x 10”
Pencil &
Watercolour

This on four petals.

WillowSquares5

2012 | Dorchester | 12” x 10”
Pencil &
Watercolour

This on five.

Sweet!

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