The Nocturnes suggest the ambiguity and mystery within the universe that we can understand emotionally but not always rationally.
Materially, these paintings grew from experimenting whilst working on a dark watercolour ground on paper. I used mixed media - concentrated watercolour, ink, pastel & pencil. Layers were built up until each painting arrived at an image that resonated with me.
![Float 19x30cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d43d258c3cdd20822bf56c01a359af88ac9c73f2eda1402afd7de4e7c7186b82/lunar-fish.jpg)
![Red Cloud 30x19cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/730c8e36902a756522ed04b9e30a0846600f7de5940232c2a4b978eb51a81cb7/Lunar-stone-.jpg)
![Moon 25x14 cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac42f6e53a842d681e22bcc3621f1636ebed3aaf0cc50e4f0d71c7b727851ccc/Moon-.jpg)
![Yellow Wave 30x19cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f493c216aef5fdfd3fd3ea7cdcf64b70b4aa49db385842020801ca3a12550ccc/Yellow-wave-high-res-_1139_c.jpg)
"I think words come between the spectator and the picture" – Howard Hodgkin
![Fall 25x14cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18665d4066540fde292bd84ec065d66afa28a8c22a1a1b38dc86f9b80a2dbf88/cloud-1-high-res-_1139_c.jpg)
![Rise 25x14 cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e7a3211b5d95ebed6c7459db092b2af3c60d3179eda08f46e47c0ef4016af135/RISE-_1139_c.jpg)
![Glow 25x14cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eee58170e6e83476f28e7037e66f64ce0a1f94f678105c2f5cdb763b78662915/CLOUD-series-GLOW--_1139_c.jpg)
![Blue Cloud 25x14cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/765b4e665c16699e3c0be0e0bb92047cd39fecd9eba6e7d5cd12e131c23ec5ef/SLIP_1139_c.jpg)
![Ribbon 24x12cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4005c96db3f7be80e9d63cfd0edc65a9d5a0520b5c02bdedb6d76f30bcd1d5f9/CLOUD-Series---Lights_1139_c.jpg)