ROUGH DIAMOND (Original) blue-grey woven subtly into the smoke

woven subtly into the smoke itself - revealed only through close

It started off in the centre as I poured paint into the centre and let the paint run down the sides

Liquid wax was then painted onto one side of the string and gradually built up layer over layer

foundry stamped with Certificate of Authenticity

ROUGH DIAMOND (Original) blue-grey woven subtly into the smokeRough Diamond is a painting that conveys a message of contradiction, transformation and the unexpected places from which beauty can emerge. At the centre of the composition is a violin an instrument traditionally associated with refinement, discipline and harmony. Leaning against it are two knuckle dusters, objects synonymous with violence, survival and a world far removed from concert halls and civility. Their placement is deliberate: as if the