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This triptych is my testament to transformation and self-reinvention. Each of the three panels functions like a blueprint of imagination: they echo the style of architectural drawings, yet they’re infused with the spirit of childhood. In creating them, I became the architect not just of structures but of a new narrative that turns once-abandoned toys into a chosen family of characters. The central panel, the heart of the triptych, began as a reflection on what we leave behind

So picture this: I’ve had an absolute stinker of a session — the sort where you think, “Right, that’s me done, send the bin lorry, tip me in.” Next thing I know, I’m in hospital. Not for a cheeky overnight, not for a “let’s stick you on a drip and see how you feel in the morning.” No. I’m there for about a month. When I finally come round enough to be parked on a normal ward with the other plebs, in wanders this doctor. Fresh shirt, hair all neat, looking like someone who’s n

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25628529.brightons-stow-rift-gallery-opens-karl-allen-show/ Stow & Rift Gallery in Brighton will launch on Saturday, November 29, with a show by artist Karl Allen. The opening coincides with the Winter Artists Open Houses programme in Brighton and Hove. Mr Allen said: "My vision for the gallery is to bring monthly shows by artists from around the UK who will curate a more immersive gallery experience." Located in a Grade II-listed house in the

"Midnight Jolly" is a haunting and thought-provoking painting that captures an abandoned boat, once used to ferry immigrants across the...

“I’m an artist from Croydon with a long history of making marks in unexpected places. From childhood, when chalk and mischief went hand...

812mm x 1016mm Acrylic and soft pastel on mountboard This really is Park life, just like I remember it in Croydon. Classic Ashburton park...

20 odd years ago, I photographed the Roma artist by the name of Daniel Baker — a portrait that captured him and his uncompromising...

My new body of work confronts the paradox of being both outside and inside a system I criticise.  “Suffocate the Bourgeois” is not a...

Portrait of Kunst: (2020) This is the original Suffocate the Bourgeois  portrait I painted in 2020. It’s large—about six feet tall—and it...

A 2020 Milestone: Miami Abstraction On 6 October 2020 , I finished this six‑foot canvas while living in Miami. It marked a pivotal moment...

This morning, I finally got my triptych up on the wall as I prep for the big show. Originally, these pieces just felt like a play of...

I set out to make a straightforward portrait of Rosemary but the figure rebelled, morphing into an abstract explosion on a hot pink background. This post explores the conversation I had with the painting and the Croydon humour behind it.