Paradise Lost III (from the series 'Our Dark Materials') hypha-marble-arch yet the petals still wither

yet the petals still wither away as they must decay

Entire sections are deliberately removed

Through this object

to create Ghost Glass

The LV works consist of shapes

Paradise Lost III (from the series 'Our Dark Materials') hypha-marble-arch yet the petals still witherParadise Lost III (from the series Our Dark Materials) has emerged from a deeply felt, expressive application of polymer plastic and oil paint. It is third in a series of tondo paintings on board. The round format suggests the experience of viewing through a lens, perhaps that of a microscope, focussing on a fragment from a familiar landscape; or, by contrast, a view of an ancient planetary continent distant in time and space. It is my hope that this