The Maid of the Mountains / Frozen in Time

After having spent the last month or two (or three) reading the Walter Isaacson "Leonardo da Vinci" biography (which I can recommend, more on that anon), I find that whenever I spend a significant period of time in the company of another artist's work, I start to absorb a certain amount of the sensibility of said artist. Which brings us to the work presented here, which is obviously a little more than a nod in the direction of the Mona Lisa (I was thinking of titling the piece "Anom Asil", for example), but I think I caught a little of the essence of the original, whilst bringing something different to the table...you can decide...

The Maid of the Mountains / Frozen in time, 2018, acrylic on plywood, 16" x 12".

In the Kingdom of Fools and Madmen

A new drawing, inspired by Leonardo's drawings of lunatics and grotesques, by Bosch & Breughel's beggars and demons, by Ensor's masks and heads...you know, the usual suspects...

In the Kingdom of Fools and Madmen, 2017, soluble carbon on paper, 24" x 18".

Head Inspired by Leonardo's Leda

This is another drawing with the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen...I haven't had much time to use it since yesterday, but here is a drawing inspired by a famous one by Leonardo...I didn't look at his version when I drew this, relying upon only memory to produce this homage...

Head Inspired by Leonardo's Leda, 2011, pen brush on paper, 16.5" x 14".

Sketch of a Man's Head

New small brush & ink drawing of a man's head, partly inspired by a news story about previously unknown Leonardo sketches being found on the back of one of his paintings.


Brush & ink on paper, 2008, 9" x 7".