Presence

This image is called Presence. It’s a digitally altered section of my painting Witness. I often start my blogs by searching my artwork to see what speaks to me. Here we are today. Presence. A day after the amazing flip from right to left politics across the USA inside states where real differences can be made. Here we are today, when the truth of Gaza is more obvious than it has ever been and suddenly (why so late???) people are calling for the world to pay attention as it did during Apartheid. Here we are today, when Ukraine disables one more infrastructure of logistics in Russia to slow down the damage to Ukraine’s sovereignty. And here we are when Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Cameroon and more experience war daily. Here we are today when Jamaica searches for what can be saved and seeks healing. Here we are today. When there is tragedy and joy, worry and hope. Today is like every day. And it isn’t. Because Presence - hope, lightness of mind, hearts warming, knowledge brought to the open, courage, patience - Presence grabs us and makes us choose to live.  Presence inside us helps us choose to see the turmoil whipped up in this artwork and it reminds us of light pushing those clouds into new shapes, reminding us that clouds are only vapour. If you need it, sit with this image, let the Light work its Presence into your soul.

Please contact me if you would like prints. The following formats are available. All prints on paper are sold on ivory mounting board. Frames may be ordered. Prints on canvas are stretched on wood.

Art Prints: Art Prints are created with laser printers onto quality wood pulp art paper.

Gallery Poster: Gallery Poster is a typical art gallery format with laser printer on poster paper, supplied rolled in a tube.

Giclee Prints: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto quality cotton rag paper. They’re known for their vibrant colours, fine details, and archival quality. The term "giclee" comes from the French word meaning "to spray," referring to the precise inkjet spraying process used in their production. They’re guaranteed to last at least 100 years (though no one’s been alive long enough since development to know…)

Embellished Giclee Prints: Embellished Giclee Prints are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-drawn elements to make each cotton paper print unique. The result is a print that combines the advantages of digital printing with a personal touch.

Giclee Prints on Canvas: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto artist canvas material. This gives the print a texture and appearance similar to a traditional painting on canvas so that they resemble original paintings.

Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas: Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-painted elements to make each print unique. Embellishments added on top of canvas give the print a more three-dimensional painterly effect.