NewestHarbor Brick
Oil on canvas · 24 × 36 in
Made by hand · One of one
A mortal mark, made by hand.
Original abstract paintings in oil, ink, and acrylic, laid with knife and brush, scored, dripped, and built up in layers. Each piece is one of one. No prints, no reproductions.
- Statement -
"Every painting is a mortal mark. Made by a hand, in a single life. Imperfect. Impossible to repeat."
Featured
Selected Works
NewestInquire about pricing
NewestSugar Static
Oil on canvas · 16 × 16 in
NewestForest Ember
Oil on canvas · 12 × 12 in
NewestCircuit Rain, Teal Hour
Ink on canvas · 16 × 20 in
Rust Sun, Falling City
Oil on canvas · 32 × 40 in
Veil, with Pink Rain
Oil on canvas · 36 × 44 in
Spectra (a small loud one)
Ink on canvas · 12 × 12 in
Coral Bloom, Green Heart
Ink on canvas · 12 × 12 in
- On the Work -
"I paint motion. Not the thing that moves, but the feeling of something moving through you."
C.P.
"Colour is emotion made visible. I don't plan palettes, I chase the feeling until the right note appears."
C.P.
"What hides behind the surface is what the painting is actually about. The rest is just an invitation to look closer."
C.P.
"If it makes you stop, even for a second, and feel something you can't name, then it has done its work."
C.P.
- Collectors -
What they say.
"The painting arrived beautifully packed and even more stunning in person. The texture is incredible - photos don't do it justice."
"I've been collecting for twenty years and this is the most honest work I've come across. You can feel the hand in every stroke."
"The whole process was personal and thoughtful. From enquiry to delivery, it felt like dealing with a real person, not a gallery machine."
- The Process -
Knife, brush, breath, time.
Every piece begins as a stained ground and grows over weeks - thick oil pulled with a palette knife, poured, scored back into, and finally signed in pencil on the back. No filters. No assistants. No AI. Just a single mortal hand and the time it takes.
- 01
Stain & ground
Linen or cotton primed by hand, then washed in dilute pigment until a colour-temperature emerges.
- 02
Build in oil
Heavy impasto laid with knife - layer over layer of thick oil, sometimes 6-8 sittings deep.
- 03
Cut & scratch
Surface scored with the knife handle and pin to expose under-colour. The mark of the hand stays visible.
- 04
Sign & dispatch
Signed in pencil on the back, photographed, packed in the studio, and sent worldwide.
- Collecting -
A few honest answers.
Is it really original?
Yes. Every painting on this site is one of one, signed on the reverse. I do not sell prints or open editions.
Shipping & packing
Studio-packed in custom crates and shipped fully insured worldwide. Quotes given on enquiry.
Commissions
Open by request. I take on a small number each year so each one gets the time it needs. Write to the studio.
- Studio Letter -
First look at new work.
A short letter when a new painting comes off the easel - usually once a month, sometimes less. No noise.
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If a piece moved you but isn't yours to take home - a small contribution buys canvas, oil, and another quiet morning of work.