Cambridge Exhibition at Hot Numbers, 22 May – 4 July 2023
Paintings are not available until the end of the exhibition
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A house of persuasion
£2,600oil, acrylic and sand on canvas stretched and glued to board
framed 87(w) x 61.5(h) cm
(unframed size 80×54.5cm)“A splinter of duration between the dark and the duskIs all the time we have for recreation.So, come inside and feel the weightOf twenty-three hours, fifty-nine minutes and forty-eight seconds.” -
A place for a giant to be local
£2,600acrylic and sand on canvas mounted on hardboard
framed 75.5(w) x 66(h) cm
(unframed size 68.5x59cm)“This land is not so strange;The colours are the sameAnd the din of memory dying awayLeaves behind a tuneful quiet.” -
A playful dog reveals much about the offing
£2,850acrylic and sand original painting on plywood
framed 97(w) x 67(h) cm
(unframed size 90x60cm)“Numbers, in harmonizing spirals of chaosFly from the ball as dog-spit and wind.My keen eye looks on as the data assemblesOn panels set into the weather.” -
Bipolar angel in Calderdale
£2,550acrylic and sand on box canvas (unframed)
80(w) x 60(h) cm“The northern tunnel-mouthHas falling stones and oiled feathersAnd a plastic floral tributeNext to a turd in a refuge.The southern tunnel-mouthHas empty rails supporting frostAnd the fingers of a desire line complexSmoothing earth below the sleeper-ends.” -
I’m taking you home
£2,650acrylic and sand on plywood
framed 76(w) x 66(h) cm
(unframed size 69x59cm)“There’s a story-told cottage behind the next hillBuilt for the containment of children gone wild.I watched you sipping cider in the hospital ruinsAnd we were story-told cottage bound.” -
Like it or not, I sail with the tide
£2,500acrylic and sand on canvas
framed 71.5(w) x 62(h) cm
(unframed size 64.5x55cm)“Perhaps I might as wellStick a knife in youBut I will murder milk-sleepAnd use its skin for a sail.” -
The Aromanac Publisher
£2,650oil, acrylic and sand on plywood
framed 67(w) x 81(h) cm
(unframed size 60x74cm)“Some folk smell of lavender;Some folk smell of piss;Some folk smell of table mannersAnd some of trade magazines.” -
The waiter is the farmer but the drunk is the drunk
£2,700acrylic and sand on plywood
framed 86(w) x 67(h) cm
(unframed size 79×60cm)“One potato, two potato,Sir, I put them in the groundUpon the day you tookYour very first sip.” -
Why go to sea when you’ve got me
£2,550acrylic and sand on canvas
framed 71.5(w) x 61(h) cm
(unframed size 64.5x54cm)“The allure of a strange horizonwill poison you with glandular awakenings.I have covered you with milk-sleep for your safety.Now you owe me the balance of your years.”
