Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
In Rope Tricks (2004), all is movement: a line twists and turns, dancing with an inner life, the possibilities apparently limitless. The effect is lyrical, a 'Mozartian lightness', yet to use line so precisely and so sparingly is hard-won, and the artist himself comments that 'I've not aimed for elegance or simplicity. I've aimed for clarity.
Literature
Derrick Greaves: The Pleasures of Drawing, James Hyman Gallery, London, 2005, (cat. 6), illustrated (un-numbered).