Two For One Mini Series

Two for One or BOGOF (Buy One Get One Free) is the consumerism of the Supermarket at its best.

The phrase is borrowed here to describe the at least two separate subjects within the work that have been split. Split, as if in a prism, or perhaps as a boss-eyed view through some vertical blinds….or even as a desperately poor reconstruction of the images that have accidentally been put through a shredder.

It is hoped that effect holds the viewer’s attention until they feel they have absorbed all the content and then maybe make a personal appointment to review and possibly review again.

Dance to the music v2. 114 × 127 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 2000s and 2 for 1 collections.

Modern times. 114 × 127 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 2000s and 2 for 1 collections.

Angels, v1. 114 x 127 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 2000s, Angels, Reflections and 2 for 1 collections.

Angels 2 1933. Featuring Johnny Depp in the role of John Dillinger from the 2009 movie ‘Public Enemies’. Acrylic painting on canvas, 114 x 127 cm from the 2000s collection.

The Birdman. No conscious influence by the legend of The Birdman of Alcatraz…..but… Robert Franklin Stroud, imprisoned from 1909 until his death in 1963 was a convicted murderer, prisoner and author who was an infamous criminal in the USA.

Stroud, during his time at Leavenworth Penitentiary, reared and sold birds and became a respected ornithologist, but when transferred to Alcatraz…

Freddy Mills Painting

Freddie Mills. Acrylic painting on canvas 50×45 inches depicting the murder/suicide (?) of the 1940s/1950s British champion boxer and one of the first TV sports personalities, Freddie Mills.

On 24 July 1965, Mills was found dead in his car, with a bullet hole through his…

Two for One paintings, reflections and double images

Well Hi… Hello. From the Reflections series, 122 x 91 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s. What’s the chance of two sets in identical twins meeting like that?

Comet. From the Reflections series, Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1980s.

Ciggies. From the Reflections series, 122x 91 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s.

The monument’s art collection shows Doug’s love of Art Deco architecture. This architecture is still found in most cities and towns and particularly at the seaside. Not always noticed and often neglected, it was once the epitome of brighter hope and confidence between the World Wars.

The monuments collection has its own page here Monuments Mini Collection

Monuments v1. AKA Trains, Boats, Planes. 115 x 127 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 2000s collection.

Monuments v2. AKA Paramount. Paramount Pictures was the force behind many glamourous Hollywood movies, although the central structure represented here actually resembles an Odeon. 115 x 127 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 2000s collection.

Monuments v3. AKA The Guardians. 115 x 127 cm acrylic painting on canvas from the 2000s collection.