Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind*

N 6231 Patons Piccadilly 50" x 40"

N 9832 Patons 4 ply 48" x 36"

These are my two latest paintings using the simple repetition of a single image to create a new experience. By releasing myself from the constraints of the original design I can explore a more painterly rhythm within.  As an Artist I often find myself creating rules in which I must work, one of them being, working within the original design of the source material. The reason behind the was not concrete but an idea that in reproducing lowbrow imagery as 'fine art' there was a need to be truthful of the source material. This, over time became unmovable and it is always liberating to throw away the constraints I have applied to myself.

12” x 21 ½”        2 x 4” x 9½” No. 11 Kings Of Speed Captain G.E.T. Eyston

Also in the same repetitious vein a new kings of speed painting with actual cigarette cards and packets

*Quote by Douglas MacArthur