Some might call it art; I call it therapy.
Some might call it art; I call it therapy.
My first hand-made artwork in 14 years. The canvases had been waiting for about 3 years. 1200×1100, Acrylic and homemade pigment on Canvas. The work makes use of key changes in the wavelength of light. This allows the image to vary dramatically depending on the colour or intensity of light applied. The work also makes …
“Skyline”, 200cm x 40cm. Acrylic on canvas, mixed media. Hand painted base layer, with screenprinted landscape across the piece. No matter what other light source is involved, there really needs to be UV included for it to be truly appreciated. As a result, I’ve not chosen this as my submission for the Manchester Open. It’s …
Acrylic on Canvas, 35cm x 45cm. Created as my “Pride Month 2023” piece, There’s one for each colour of the rainbow, and one with all the colours of the rainbow together. They have a painted acrylic base, stencilled UV active middle and a gold screenprinted top layer. There’s some metallic red in there too.
Acrylic on canvas, 200cm x 40cm. My first UV and Glow piece in a long time, the first “completed in a day” piece in a long time, and the brightest piece I’ve done in a long time. Lots of “first in a long time” going on with this one. Shown is a view of (a …
Acrylic on canvas, polyptych – 70cm (max) x 70cm (max). UV fluorescent colour and glow in abundance! I careted this piece during Pride Month 2022. Sadly the glow isn’t very easy to photograph. Although all of the panels do glow, the darker panels remain quite dim. This was a fun piece to create, from the …
Acrylic on Canvas, 185cm X 100cm. Painted version of the original digital piece created to accompany my friend, fellow survivor, and talented writer Chris Egan (@christof4)’s poem for the Manchester Open 2022 exhibition at Home Manchester. Please give Chris a follow, and encourage him to complete his book . The piece explores the burden and …
Acrylic, UV, Glitter and Spray paint on Canvas. 184cm x 100cm. The birthday piece is now complete. Glasgow Unicorn is one, and grown up. The piece has elements from almost every piece I’ve done, with some of my personal favourites represented more prominently, though two pieces have had a major update/upgrade.
Acrylic and UV pigment on Canvas, 150cm x 100cm. Based on a reference photo provided by an incredibly kind friend (Thanks, Saira!).
Acrylic on Canvas, 175cm X 100cm. Depicts ‘Ralli Quays’ and it’s reflection on the River Irwell from the Albert Bridge. Technically, the reflection of the footbridge is in Manchester (the boundary between the cities is the middle of the river).
Acrylic on Canvas, 2000mm x 800mm. Inspired by a photo by friend of Unicorns, Chris O’Sullivan, Haddington Reflections is the second ‘Massive’ piece by Glasgow Unicorn. Spanning 2 metres wide, and reaching 80cm in height, it is also the most labour intensive piece created by the Unicorn so far. It has been suggested by another …