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This painting plays on the fact that a Canadian Goose has a rather lovely white band near the top of it’s head. It seemed only right to add the bow.

Lately, my work has been exploring themes of adolescence: that charged period of self-discovery, experimentation, and identity-building. This piece taps into the teenage experience of trying on new personas, often through bold clothing choices—those strong visual signifiers we use to find a sense of belonging among like-minded peers. It's about the push and pull of rebellion: dressing in ways that challenge parental expectations, feeling awkward yet strangely empowered in unfamiliar styles.

I see this unfolding now in my own children, and it brings back vivid memories of my own teenage years—those moments of uncertainty, defiance, and the search for connection and self.

My ref: USS

This painting plays on the fact that a Canadian Goose has a rather lovely white band near the top of it’s head. It seemed only right to add the bow.

Lately, my work has been exploring themes of adolescence: that charged period of self-discovery, experimentation, and identity-building. This piece taps into the teenage experience of trying on new personas, often through bold clothing choices—those strong visual signifiers we use to find a sense of belonging among like-minded peers. It's about the push and pull of rebellion: dressing in ways that challenge parental expectations, feeling awkward yet strangely empowered in unfamiliar styles.

I see this unfolding now in my own children, and it brings back vivid memories of my own teenage years—those moments of uncertainty, defiance, and the search for connection and self.

My ref: USS

  • Medium: acrylic paint on canvas

  • Dimensions: 80cm x 65cm

  • I sign the canvas on the front, at the bottom.

  • This painting comes unframed, please contact me to discuss frames

  • The cost of delivery is not included with this painting. I will give you a quote for delivery prior to purchase on request.

  • My paintings are either sent on the stretcher (as seen in the photo) and packaged between sheets of plywood, or taken off the stretcher and rolled into a tube. Either option will be with a tracked courier, and insured to the value of the artwork. I am able to ship all artworks worldwide. Artworks are dispatched within 10 days of purchase and I will update you with relevant delivery dates as much as possible

  • I am more than happy to welcome you for a studio visit. My studio is in Abingdon, near Oxford, UK.

  • Please get in touch if you have any special requests or questions relating to this painting.