An abstracted representation of a calla lily and I am smitten by it. I don’t consider myself a floral painter, but I started a floral phase in my art in 2024 which has become a permanent phase 😊 I enjoy it so there will be more Petya-fied flowers in the future 😊
I appreciate the Spanish tradition of bull-fighting (though I am happy views have changed); there is such drama in the idea of a puny human facing a full-grown raging bull. I see that drama on these circular canvases (representative of the bullrings) and the magnitude of the experience through the colours and their interactions.
A captivating composition with several focal points, defined by the bird-like shapes, and plenty of “negative” grey space to off-set the bright reds. The title came from the shapes and brush strokes suggesting flight, soaring, landing – birds make it all look effortless. Having said that, watching swans lift off, in Pittville park (in Cheltenham), is really not effortless. 😊
The first artwork I started in 2026 and the circular shape came so easily that I couldn’t let myself change it, instead I highlighted it with gold leaf. There’s such drama on this canvas, the contrast, the texture – it will need a room with natural light so all can be seen.
Another of the poppies, mountains schene with a suggestion of calm flowing water and distant grassy fields. I went easy with the paint here, allowing underlayers to come through – I love this technique and will use it more. It looks to me like the largest poppy is looking at the mountaince, hence the title.
An addition to the floral themed series and my first ever lily on canvas. Isn’t she is a beauty. The lilies in my garden should be making an appearance soon, and I am hopeful that they have multiplied. I know I only planted three bulbs three years ago, and last year I saw five beautiful flowers.
A gorgeous abstract painting in calm and earthy tones, that's where the title came from. I am such an earthling - I love walking barefoot on the grass, I love hugging trees and getting my hands dirty in the garden. What a joy it is to be part of life.
This piece is about the power of dreams – the way scenes shift and change, the intense real-life-like emotions, the presence of people we feel without seeing any faces. The contrast really makes this canvas alive, as the eye registers dark and light shapes in the multiple paint layers. I love all my artworks, but some are harder to let…
A stunning combination of cool colours with warm shiny gold elements. It was such a joy adding layers and marks until the painting took shape. The painting feels like a mark in my evolution as an artist where sharper lines work together with the flow of circles. (80cm x 60cm, 31.4” x 23.6”)
I am a deep thinker and my art is rarely about what you see but how it makes you feel and how I felt when creating it. This dramatic artwork is for all the thinkers and over-thinkers out there, who like me, need to make a conscious effort to stop a thought from developing too far and creating a mountain…
