Memento mori

Abstract landscapes. Photographs and seriality.

The Snow Goose

Just re-read The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).

Colony morphology, capsules and negative staining with Indian ink.

Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology describes colony morphology. Colony morphology is described in terms of form, elevation, margin, surface, opacity and chromogenesis.

The capsule of bacterial colonies, when present, is impermeable to biological dyes and cannot be stained, so negative staining with Indian ink is used. The capsule is then viewed as a clear halo surrounding the bacteria.


Returning to ink stamped over oil pastel.

ink and oil on paper, 10x10 cm

Phoenix blossom series

Working in the studio this morning in Young Street. Phoenix blossom series using yesterday's prints. Something unexpected from the ashes.

ink, pencil and watercolour on paper,
300gm, 30x40 cm

Phoenix blossom

Experimenting with new colours.

From the ashes

Vases, for phoenix blossoms.

stencil, ink on paper

Year of wonders

Ink prints, in the year of wonders.  Post fires. Mid plague.

Corona life

digital photograph of print

Corona life

photograph of print

White illusion

Series on Taubmans paint samplers.

pencil and acrylic on paper

pencil and acrylic on paper

pencil and acrylic on paper

pencil and acrylic on paper

pencil and acrylic on paper

pencil and acrylic on paper