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A lot of Gerard's work is influenced by experiences of travel so the imagery focuses on hotel facades, restaurants, yachts, marinas, seascapes, cars(including classic cars/racing cars).

 

He is particularly interested in reflections in windows and this is a pictorial device that underpins and unites these paintings.

 

He says: "I am fascinated by the real and the abstract possibilities that reflections create. This enables me to explore the contrast between a 'real' space and an 'illusory' reflected space. The dislocation of figures and scale; interiors looking outward; exterior views looking inwards etc., creates all sorts of visual possibilities,  and this generates  the element of contrast that I am searching for"

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