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oil on a wooden panel 40x40cm
Leading Me On is a quiet study in emotional drift and natural rhythm, inspired by the subtle pull of Dartmoor’s landscape. Against a soft, pastel-blue ground, a tangle of vibrant forms—yellow, orange, green, red—unfolds in the lower left, like wind-stirred roots or bracken caught in motion. Fine, dark lines extend outward, vein-like, suggesting movement across terrain or thought across time.
This painting captures the sensation of being gently drawn—by memory, by terrain, by something just out of reach. The title hints at ambiguity: is the moor guiding, deceiving, or simply inviting? The composition leaves space for interpretation, balancing expressive detail with atmospheric restraint.
For collectors, Leading Me On offers a lyrical abstraction rooted in place. It’s ideal for those drawn to work that evokes emotional nuance through minimal gesture—where Dartmoor’s quiet magnetism becomes a metaphor for longing, curiosity, and the beauty of not knowing exactly where you’re headed


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I use oil pastels, oil sticks, markers, scrapers, charcoal, pigment sticks, newspaper, and graphite to make marks, whichever fits the moment.
UV protected, signed on the back. The work is on a plywood panel and is ready to hang. No further framing is needed.

Ref: 24/06