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Gold, the most precious metal, loved by all, the colour of the sun, a mark of prestige and the colour of the renaissance - used extensively in religious art and, of course, the Woman in Gold by Gustavo Klimt.

For me, the gold of my Gold Series was to use this sumptuous colour to create stunning images. In some works I've applied it thickly, straight off a loaded palette knife, in other parts it's scraped back to give nuances of texture to the compositions.

The Celestial works were inspired, of course, by the recent super moon events, the experiences of which were heightened because I …