‘THE BAY’ is an exploration of the area in which I grew up, the Hirael area of Bangor, an area shaped by the sea and slate. The smell of the sea (and mud during hot summers) was strong and a reminder of our proximity to the deep. At high tide, large parts of Hirael are below sea level and under threat of flooding. A range of emotional and cultural reference points have guided the work. Recollections of looking out to sea and the horizon feature prominently in this body of work. I have attempted to create atmospheres which reflect my feelings for what was and is now gone.
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'The Killing Moon' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / £395
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'Machlud' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / £395
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'Lleuad' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / SOLD
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'Hogia Hirael' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / £395
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'Gobaith' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / SOLD
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'Tide Race' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / £395
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'Hirael Vanished Sea Village' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / £395
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'Foundry Chimneys' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / £395
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'Traeth Lafan' / 39 x 33cm / Oil / SOLD
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'The Spilled Blood and the Wild Sky' / 56 x 45cm / Oil / SOLD
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'Pregethwr' / 45 x 56cm / Oil / £595
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'Môr Iwerddon | Irish Sea' / 39 x 33cm / Oil / £395
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'Y Morwr Ola | The Last Mariner' / 60 x 74cm / Oil / £420
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'Jar' / 60 x 74cm / Oil / £420
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'Cyrraedd Tir | Reaching Land' / 60 x 74cm / Oil / £420
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'Angal y Môr | Angel of the Sea' / 34 x 43cm / Oil / SOLD
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'Gorwel | Horizon' / 73 x 63cm / Oil / SOLD
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'New Dawn Fades' / 73 x 63cm / Oil / £425
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'Hiraeth' / 63 x 73cm / Oil / £550
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'Nofwyr Nos | Night Swimmers' / 108 x 88cm / Oil / SOLD
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'Y Gorwel Bell | The Far Horizon' / 131 x 100cm / Oil / £795
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'Detritus' / 78 x 60cm / Oil / £595
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'Cwch Pennant' / 60 x 60cm / Oil / £525
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'Breuddwyd am Storm yn Bae Hirael' / 82 x 62cm / Oil / £550
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'Er Côf' / 104 x 84cm / Oil / £620
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'Mordaith' / 100 x 76cm / Oil / SOLD
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'Sgerbwd' / 51 x 76cm / Oil / £925
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'10 Lives' / 50 x 70cm / Oil / £540
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'Sul y Blodau' / 46 x 46cm / Oil / £395
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'Codi'r Creigiau Gleision' / 103 x 83cm / Oil / SOLD
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'Pen Doman' / 76 x 50cm / Oil / £425
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'Y Llif | The Flood' / 110 x 89cm / Oil / £650
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'Beach Road' / 124 x 63cm / Oil / £525
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'Gaeaf' / 61 x 46cm / Oil / £420
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'Glan Môr' / 26 x 20cm / Oil / £325
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