(Mixed) media storm

Over the last couple of months I've been working on all manner of projects - wall sculptures (there's now about a dozen), tattoo design (part 3 to come), poetry and jewellery commissions, and even trying to complete the occasional canvas. It's the latter I want to share here and is an oil with a few mixed media/collage elements. Though in many ways it would be technically easier to put the collage on last, I like embedding these elements in the paint, therefore they are added at an fairly early stage for me to paint round, or indeed partly over. I hope you like this one; it's called 'The Wreck of the Hope' and is intended for an exhibition in late spring 2015 (details nearer the time).

The Wreck of the Hope, oil and mixed media on canvas, 39 x 45cm.

Detail from The Wreck of the Hope.