Between them, beneath them I

Between them, beneath them I
oil on canvas
70cmx70cm
2024

I started these oil paintings during my stay at the second residency in Huangshan, the images grew from being confronted with a view of world politics from a different perspective to the one I am usually exposed to. The images were of of the powerful mythological beings circling eachother in the sky above us mere mortals. Dragons, phoenixes, eagles and bears circling above us, so enamoured with their flexing claws and wings and teeth, they forget everything below.