The Damned Demoiselles is a new body of work I’m currently engaged on that will lead to a major painting. The Damned Demoiselles is a reinterpretation of Picassos “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon”. I’m doing this in my own way for my own time.

For this picture, and the related works I’m using guys as models, rather than the females that Picasso used.

I didn’t realise how important these pictures could be until, when in Church earlier this year I heard the vicars sermon. Following on from a recent sectarian atrocity, I forget which, he stated that as Christians we should all declare war on Muslims, Catholics and Homosexuals. Up until then I thought that sexual equality , except amongst a few bigoted individuals, was a war that had been won with just a few mopping up up operations needed to put it to bed.

At the very least I hope that these pictures will make people look again at themselves and be more tolerant of others.

A close friend of mine, Dr Denis Flannery, has helped me with the models and geed me up on the journey. We’re both documenting the whole thing as well.

The way I work is to have a concept in mind and create a body of work that leads up to the final piece.

To enable as many as possible to become involved along with the many studies, or supporting works I’m doing, I’m making a series of 12 limited edition Giclee prints. They will be released as I go along. I’m keeping the edition size down to 100, along with 5 artists proofs, for each print. For the whole series I’m keeping the price to £150.00 for each print. They will be sold on a first come first served basis and are available to order through this website. This is the first of this prints. To order send me an e-mail and I’ll get back in touch with shipping and payment information.

Along with the prints I envisage that there will be around 30 to 40 supporting oils as well as many drawings and watercolours. And of course The Damned Demoiselles.