THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS-

I LOVE AMERICA

American music, cinema and television were a massive part of the cultural landscape that I grew up with.

We think that we know all about America from what we have seen and heard, but for most of us, it is somewhere we have no lived experience of. It exists as a kind of fairytale universe where dreams come true.

America is a mythical land of whimsy, excitement and violence where anything can happen at any time. Where tenderness and beauty go hand in hand with strength and danger. Everything is Epic.

Some of these paintings are about what I have seen of America through my TV screen, some feature the role america plays in my mind. Others are about the realities that I have experienced whilst visiting America.