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Large Art Commission: The Aldebaran Project
Large, big and packed full of colour and shape

For me, being able to paint on an epic scale, with the best materials and in rich, gorgeous colours is just about as good as it gets for me as an artist. So when a client approached me to create a centerpiece for his spectacular and unique home I jumped at the chance. It’s not every day I get the opportunity to do something on this scale; indeed all the numbers surrounding this project are big too; just like the paintings themselves.

What was blatantly evident however was that this installation would be unlike any other I have ever done; requiring me to develop new techniques, work with new materials and paint longer and harder than I have ever done before.

As a boundary pusher, this is up there. As a triptych it was expensive but as an experience, it was priceless.

The Figures behind the project

51 metres of Tulipwood on a 44mm (w) x 70mm (d) profile; jointed, routed and finished by hand

15.2 square metres of 12 0z canvas, hand-stapled and stretched and rabbit glued TWICE

15 litres (3.3 gallons) of paint used across 14 colours

64 hours of painting, contemplating and deliberating

91 mixing sticks, 18 flat applicators, 12 brushes

30 metres of insulating, anti-damp plastic ground sheeting

11 heaters running 24 hours a day for 9 days to dry the paint

1338 miles of travelling from consultation to installation over 8 weeks

8 bespoke steel fabricated hanging brackets

74kg combined weight of the whole piece

The complete project can be seen by clicking on the video slideshow underneath.

If you have a space in your home that needs filling with magic but you just can’t find a way forward then drop me a mail and lets talk. That’s what my client did and 10 weeks later his home was transformed into what he had always dreamed of. Big art is my speciality. If you’re serious about a commission on this scale then this piece is available to view in the UK by private arrangement.

Here are a few still shots of the piece, click on any thumbnail for the large version