During the last two years of study at Moulsham School, Chelmsford, I studied music and our specialist subject was English Composers. The Four Sea Interludes by Benjamin Britten from his opera Peter Grimes was one of the set pieces which I loved. In my latest series I wanted to evoke the menace and sombre moods reflected in Britten´s brilliant orchestral music. I also used extracts from the original poem used for the libretto and plot: The Borough. Letter XXII: Peter Grimes by George Crabbe (1754-1832). This series about a fisherman outcast by his villagers, also reflects Britten´s own predicament as a homosexual and pacifist in an intolerant (1939) society. The series has been painted in a "marine" format on linen canvas, using used fisherman´s nets from a local fishing port (Burriana), Malden sea salt, and in Moonlight some paint was applied using a sea sponge. To see the series in full please visit my web page.
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