Neon Nights 2018
 
I was around Halong bay in Southern Vietnam looking for that awe-inspiring scenery I had heard so much about. All day and particularly at night it was hard to see any nature, hard to see anything through the glare of the green, yellow, pink and orange neon lights EVERYWHERE. 
 
Hotels along the front dazzling to out bling each other. Everything, bridges, trees, and boats festooned in banned additive colours! The night sky was up lit for miles, the inky dark sea was invisible, and the garish cable car scratched across the view. Something sickly sweet and hypnotic about it all, a love-hate sort of thing. 
 
That's why this heart, so bright, has a sickly sweetness about it! But that's just my story, what does it say to you :)
 
Ink and acrylic on paper. Often these drawings have a metallic ink element that reflects light, please see additional images of the drawing.
 
Drawing is approximately 15cm/6 inches on 20cm /8 inch paper 
 
Titled, dated and signed by artist with certificate of authenticity.
 
Also available as a print. 
 
About the Abracadabra collection.
 
The 66 drawings of the 66 letters of the Abracadabra talisman are the starting point for a creative process. 

I have always had a strong desire for change which manifests in the diversity of my artwork. This constant desire for difference and stimulation, flow, flux, and movement, feels like a physical need and imperative for my creative development.
 
This same need to explore and encounter the unknown has meant that travel has been a big part of my life for the last 20 years or so. I have set up makeshift studios in many different places and cultures, producing work directly from my environment. My Abracadabra works are an example of these travel-inspired works. 
 
Every one of these original 66 Abracadabra drawings is influenced by or leads to other more significant works such as paintings or sculptures. Most were completed whilst travelling  2016 - 2019 and at home during covid, taking 5 years to complete by 2022. 
 
All carry an influence on my surroundings and what was going on around me at that time, colours, light, people, places, memories, moods and behaviour. 
 
Please visit my ABRACADABRA page to read more about the ideas behind these works.