This year's paintings continue to record aspects of my own life - things I've seen, places I've been, people I've met, bars I've drinked at.

It is an on-going aim of mine to capture on canvas as many things as possible that cross my path during the course of a year - I feel that I am recording my own history. In brief, I continue to paint; I continue to paint narrative; I continue to paint my world.

I still believe that art doesn't neccessarily have to be aloof and cerebral, that it is possible and legitimate to paint simply for the pleasure in painting - and, as in my case, telling a story - and I hope the viewer enjoys. A smile is a powerful thing.

ERIC

August, 2008

To read about 'THE NEXT CHAPTER', the 2007 exhibition, click here.

To read about 'POSTCARDS FROM HOME', the 2006 exhibition, click here.

To read about 'VENICE 4274', the 2005 exhibition, click here.