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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Beyond Blood (2025): Studio Work
- Pencil and pastel on paper, (59.4 x 84.1 cm). Beyond Blood is a self-portrait of the artist, his husband and their loyal companion, Margo. The piece explores the idea of chosen family - the relationships built through love, care and commitment rather than defined by tradition alone. At its heart, the work celebrates the quiet strength found in building a…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Casa Altrove (2025): Studio Work
- Digital drawing on iPad. Drawn in Sardinia, Casa Altrove captures the warmth, colour and distinctive light of the Mediterranean through a contemporary portrait. The title, meaning House Elsewhere, reflects the subject's experience as an expat who has made a home on the island while remaining connected to another place. It explores the quiet tension between belonging and elsewhere, where home…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work, Uncategorized
Hard Candy (2025): Studio Work
- Watercolour, pencil and fine maker on paper, (29.7 × 42 cm). In Hard Candy, sweetness and surface appearance become a way of exploring perceptions of gay culture. Using humour, exaggeration and vibrant colour, the piece plays with familiar stereotypes and visual cues, inviting viewers to look beyond first impressions and consider the complexity that exists beneath them. Limited Edition Giclée…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Hard Candy 2.0 (2026): Studio Work
- Giclée Print with hand-applied rhinestone embellishments42 × 59.4 cm Hard Candy 2.0 revisits the original work through a new lens, created in celebration of London Pride. Presented on a larger scale, the piece allows the bold colour, expressive detail and hand-applied embellishments to take on greater presence. The work explores the relationship between sweetness, surface and identity, using humour, exaggeration…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Held Here (2025): Studio Work
- Pencil and pastel on card, (59.4 x 84.1 cm). Held Here is a portrait of the artist's sister and her newborn daughter, based on a photograph taken during the baby's first visit to their Gran's house after her passing. The title speaks not only to the embrace between mother and child, but to the memories that continue to hold a…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Life’s A Drag (2025): Studio Work
- Pencil and pastel with jewel embellishment on black card, (59.4 x 84.1 cm). Life’s a Drag explores the tension between performance and the person behind it. Inspired by a legendary drag scene performer, the piece reflects the confidence, power and spectacle of drag, while still holding onto the quieter, more human presence beneath. Built through layered drawing, metallic colour and…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Mary (2025): Studio Work
- Pencil and pastel on black paper with gemstone embellishments, (59.4 x 84.1 cm). Mary is a self-portrait rooted in lived queer experience, drawing on influences from music, identity and traditional iconography. The work reflects the fluid nature of identity and the ways it is shaped through experience, visibility and self-expression. Holding vulnerability and strength in equal measure, Mary celebrates queer…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Mr H (2026): Studio Work
- Digital drawing on iPad. Mr H was created in 2026 as a digital portrait and homage to Daniel’s ultimate art hero, David Hockney. Drawn on iPad, the piece celebrates an artist whose influence reaches far beyond painting - shaping Daniel’s relationship with colour, portraiture and the possibility of seeing the world through a distinctly queer lens. Leaning into vivid colour, graphic…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Star Heart (2025): Studio Work
- Digital drawing on iPad. Star Heart is inspired by a local bar manager in Sardinia, whose distinctive style and vibrant personality became the starting point for this contemporary portrait. Built through expressive line, layered mark-making and bold colour, the work captures a lively sense of presence while reflecting the warmth and vibrancy of its Mediterranean setting. The title, Star Heart,…
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- Portfolio, Studio Work
Sunday (2025): Studio Work
- Pencil and watercolour on paper, (59.4 x 84.1 cm). Sunday captures the comfort of a day with nowhere else to be. Relaxed, unhurried and entirely at ease, it celebrates the quiet rituals and sanctuary of home. Inspired by the slower rhythm of a work-free day, the piece reflects those rare moments when the outside world falls away. It's about the…
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