Nerve Endings
This series of paintings were borne from an unexpected change in personal circumstances. I used the paintings as a form of expressing exactly how I was feeling at the time and therefore they are honest and often, raw.
The Magpies are an important part of the series, initially being used as the 'one for sorrow' rhyme but quickly evolving to become a totem bird and protector. They are sometimes hidden within a painting or can be found, quite literally, to 'have my back'.