The War Cabinet 07.XI.2001

This is the second Piece in My Killing Jar project , documenting the invasion of Afghanistan by the USA and UK. The piece depicts two common houseflies that were bugging me in my living room and finally passed away on the windowsill. Upon further inspection I recognised them immediately and placed them in an antique entomology case circa WWI. The piece entitled The War Cabinet 07.XI.2001 will be exhibited at Hope Mill Studios in November 2010.

I have also started the third piece in this series titled The Flag, more to follow

The Killing Jar 2010

Friday night and another week done! I thought I would put some information on my latest work. At present I have been extremely busy with Restoration Work and the work I do with Pool arts and Gorton Visual Arts. I have had little time for painting apart from a few pieces here and there. My big project has been a bit of a Pandora's box, I have looked inside and spent three months dealing with what I have seen.

The project is a departure from my usual practice of painting but still feeds into the large spectrum or world view that I take. The Killing jar is an ongoing project that has been fuelled by the conflict in Afghanistan, with UK casualties alone going past the three hundred mark, i feel compelled to create a piece of work tackling the immense waste of life that is taking place at present. For more information please visit the Killing Jar Hub on Wordpress: http://thekillingjar.wordpress.com/