Hector

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

In mythology Hector is a Trojan prince, brother of Paris, son of King Priam. Though against it initially, he is one of the greatest fighters of the war. He is killed by Achilles and his body desecrated in vengeance for the death of Patrocles.

Helen of Troy

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Helen of Troy. She was married to Menelaus, King of Sparta. She was promised to a Trojan prince, Paris, by Aphrodite - some stories say she was abducted by him, some that she went willingly. In either case, it was the catalyst for the Trojan war.

Back To Nature

4.5 x 7 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A young man undressing in a forest setting.

The Red Raincoat

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of a pretty blonde girl in a red raincoat.

Lancelot

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Lancelot from Arthurian legend. He was raised by the Lady of the Lake, was a Knight of the Round Table and has an affair with Arthur's Queen, Guinevere.

Morgan Le Fay

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.


In Arthurian legend Morgan Le Fay is Arthur's half sister - she is a sorceress, tutored by Merlin, and plots the downfall of Arthur.

Achilles

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.


A portrait of Achilles, a hero of the Trojan war. He was the son of the nymph Thetis and Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons. His friend/lover Patroclus was killed by Hector and Achilles revenged himself by kiling Hector and desecrating his body. He was later killed when Hector's brother Paris shot him with an arrow in the heel.

Patroclus

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Patroclus, in Greek mythology the best friend/lover of Achilles. During the Trojan war he dresses in Achilles armour and is killed by Hector. Achilles revenges his death by killing Hector and desecrating his body by dragging it behind his chariot.

Saint Rita

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

Saint Rita is the patron saint of lost and impossible causes. She became a nun after the death of her violent and abusive husband and two sons. Initially she was refused entry to the convent as she was not a virgin. However, the story goes that she was miraculously transported into the locked convent one night by Saint John the Baptist, St. Augustine and St. Nicolas of Torentino. The nuns allowed her to stay. She is represented with a thorn and wound in her forehead as, while praying one day, she asked to suffer as her saviour had - a thorn fell from the crown of the crucifix above her and wounded her head. She died in 1457 aged 76.

Guinevere

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Guinevere, Queen of King Arthur and lover of Lancelot.

Pink and White Rose

4.5 x 5.5 inches, watercolor, 2008.

Painting of a pink and white rose from my garden.

Ganymede

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.


A portrait of Ganymede, the Trojan prince whom Zeus fell in love with and abducted, disguising himself as an eagle to carry Ganymede to Mount Olympus.

Jason

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Jason, in Greek mythology the leader of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece.

Suicide Blonde

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.


A painting of a bleach blonde woman, inspired by the title of the INXS song, Suicide Blonde.

A Dryad

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.


A painting of a dryad. In mythology dryads were tree nymphs. They were long-lived and shy.

Blonde Girl

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

Portrait of a young blonde girl.

Diana

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

Diana was the Roman goddess of the hunt, moon and chastity.

Gold and Pearls

5 x 7 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A painting of an exotic and handsome Prince in pearls and gold.

Cowboy

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

Portrait of a handsome cowboy in a black stetson.

Claudia

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Claudia, the child vampire from Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. In being made a vampire as a child she stays eternally physically a child though she matures mentally.

The Slave

6.5 x 11 inches, watercolour, gouache and gold ink, 2008.

A painting of a young male slave. I don't usually show the rough edges to my paintings but with this one I think it adds something.