Totems - Pillars of light

“In addition to two-dimensional canvases, the artist embarked on a new series of ‘Totems’ – painted canvases wrapped around convex, okoumé wooden frames to create freestanding vertical forms. The Totems assert an indelible presence and aura, almost shamanistic. They stand with a sentinel-like stature, their pronounced verticality suggesting entities, organic or inorganic, that bridge the earthly and spiritual worlds. The painted surfaces, thick with the energy of impasto, radiate a further palpable sense of an inner emotional journey." (Catherine Wilson, Art Critic)

Composition blues
and reds
Mixed media on
okoumé wood
56 x 140 x 25 cm
2006