Archival pen on 300 gsm Saunders Waterford paper
A2 Portrait — 42 × 59.4 cm / 16.5 × 23.4 inches
Original artwork — one of one
£800
Inspired by swimming off Cooper Island and encountering a school of parrot fish moving through the coral, this piece feels like a direct translation of movement into colour—almost as if the water itself has been flattened and held still for a moment.
Flowing, undulating lines evoke the rhythm of swimming—those gentle shifts in direction as the body moves with the current rather than against it. There is no rigid structure; everything bends, curves, and adapts, much like being submerged. The density of the lines creates a visual current, pulling the eye across the surface in waves.
The palette is where the memory of the encounter comes alive. Electric yellows, pinks, blues, and greens feel unmistakably marine—not through literal depiction, but through sensation. It suggests the iridescence of parrot fish, the sudden flashes of colour as a school turns in unison, and the way light refracts and fractures underwater.
A tension emerges between control and spontaneity. Each line is precise and deliberate, yet together they form something organic and unpredictable—like tracking dozens of fish moving as one entity. In places, colour intensifies and compresses, echoing moments where the school tightens; elsewhere, softer passages open out like drifting water or filtered light.
There is no single focal point. Instead, the work is immersive, echoing the experience of being surrounded by movement—inside it rather than observing from a distance.
Existing somewhere between memory and sensation, the piece is less about documenting what was seen and more about what was felt: buoyant, enveloped, slightly disoriented, and completely absorbed within a living current of colour.
🌊 Shipped on my return to the UK
🖼️ This piece is unframed — the photo shows an example of how it could look framed
📸 Please note: some images are photographed at an angle to show surface detail
Postage & Packaging 📦
UK: £6 🇬🇧
Europe: £8 🇪🇺
Rest of World: £12 🌍
Archival pen on 300 gsm Saunders Waterford paper
A2 Portrait — 42 × 59.4 cm / 16.5 × 23.4 inches
Original artwork — one of one
£800
Inspired by swimming off Cooper Island and encountering a school of parrot fish moving through the coral, this piece feels like a direct translation of movement into colour—almost as if the water itself has been flattened and held still for a moment.
Flowing, undulating lines evoke the rhythm of swimming—those gentle shifts in direction as the body moves with the current rather than against it. There is no rigid structure; everything bends, curves, and adapts, much like being submerged. The density of the lines creates a visual current, pulling the eye across the surface in waves.
The palette is where the memory of the encounter comes alive. Electric yellows, pinks, blues, and greens feel unmistakably marine—not through literal depiction, but through sensation. It suggests the iridescence of parrot fish, the sudden flashes of colour as a school turns in unison, and the way light refracts and fractures underwater.
A tension emerges between control and spontaneity. Each line is precise and deliberate, yet together they form something organic and unpredictable—like tracking dozens of fish moving as one entity. In places, colour intensifies and compresses, echoing moments where the school tightens; elsewhere, softer passages open out like drifting water or filtered light.
There is no single focal point. Instead, the work is immersive, echoing the experience of being surrounded by movement—inside it rather than observing from a distance.
Existing somewhere between memory and sensation, the piece is less about documenting what was seen and more about what was felt: buoyant, enveloped, slightly disoriented, and completely absorbed within a living current of colour.
🌊 Shipped on my return to the UK
🖼️ This piece is unframed — the photo shows an example of how it could look framed
📸 Please note: some images are photographed at an angle to show surface detail
Postage & Packaging 📦
UK: £6 🇬🇧
Europe: £8 🇪🇺
Rest of World: £12 🌍