Defiance and Ash

Defiance and Ash shows both the strength and absurdity of human nature. Viewed from the eyes of Charlie, witnessing mankind through time.

She stands above the sea, engulfed in flame despite the water below. Relief within reach, yet untouched.

The painting is about resilience, stubbornness, sacrifice, and the strange capacity of human beings to endure what they could escape.

Charlie does not judge. He observes, learns.

This painting marks the beginning of a wider body of work exploring mankind through Charlie’s eyes. An ongoing study of our contradictions, our suffering, our beauty, and the choices that define us as a species.

Print Information

Defiance and Ash is available in two sizes and limited to 50 prints only:

• 16” × 24”

• 20” × 30”

Definace and Ash is an edition of 50 prints across both available sizes. Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist and will arrive rolled in a protective tube with a signed certificate of authenticity.

Once all 50 editions have been allocated, the edition will be permanently closed and no further prints of this artwork will be produced.

Both size options maintain the original 2:3 aspect ratio of the oil painting, preserving the composition exactly as it was conceived and painted. No cropping or alteration has been made to the artwork.

The original painting, created in oil on plywood, will be exhibited as the centrepiece of my debut exhibition at the RAM Gallery during Bloodstock Festival 2025: the UK’s largest independent heavy metal festival.

Each print is produced on genuine Hahnemühle Photo Rag, widely regarded as one of the finest fine art papers available and trusted by galleries, museums and collectors worldwide. With its exceptional archival qualities, rich tonal range and luxurious surface texture, it is considered by many artists and printers to be the benchmark for museum-quality reproduction.

No expense has been spared in the production of these editions. Every aspect of the process; from professional artwork capture and colour management to paper selection and printing, has been chosen to faithfully reproduce the original painting at the highest possible standard.

These prints represent the culmination of years spent refining both my artwork and printmaking process, with the goal of creating a collector-grade piece that honours the original work in every detail.