EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 14 © 2016 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

7 FACING PAGE: Safety of Water (2010), oil on linen, stretched over panel, 60” x 48”, based on a myth that originates from an ancient Greek didactic text, the Epiphanius , where the elephants ready to give birth would find safety from their enemies by entering a small body of water. The Kappa riding him, having a pool of water on his head, freezes if the water spills. ABOVE: From the Abyss (2009), oil on birch, 20” x 24”, from the Fractal Lake series. A stunning painting where we can see the influence of Japanese folklore, especially from the ghost story legend of the black hair, famed in the film Kwaidan and the books of Lafcadio Hearn.