This is a very personal piece of work, it is a digital version of a painting I created a long time ago and no longer have in my possession.
I had a good friend called Ben who was very sick with cancer. He had lived a lot longer than anyone expected and one day I visited and he actually didn't recognise me. He was sitting in a chair at an impossible angle. I couldn't think how he was staying in the chair and not falling off onto the floor. A shaft of light came in through a window and just for a second I thought I glimpsed something next to Ben. In my mind I saw an angel, kneeling next to him and supporting him, keeping him in his chair.
The vision I had to stayed with me and I was driven to paint a representation of it, which is how this piece I have called Ben's Angel came to be.
Born in the South of England I now live half way up a mountain in Umbria, Italy. I work from my art studio looking out over fabulous views of the Italian countryside. I am so happy to share my artwork with you.
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