The New Creation

As the dragons live in paradise, fed, loved and perfectly content a new creation enters the scene and the long, winding path to destruction begins. Depicting the interloper, humanity, as the first iteration of man and woman, a conjoined creature that was split in two. Prior to that split there exists here a sense of balance, one that is later disturbed. The new creation (humans) become divided, first into two beings (Adam and Eve) then division is further created as they are cast out of paradise. Adam was instructed never to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, relates to Eve that she must not eat of it, nor should she touch it, thus applying a ‘fencing of the law’ revealing  a distrust of Eve. The dragon/serpent character uses this to entrap Eve. We’re all familiar with how it goes- the serpent shows Eve the Tree can be touched, making her doubt Adam. Believing that he has lied to her, she eats the fruit and offers it to him. It serves as the ultimate example of why men should never deceive their wives! Throughout the series the dragon takes on different characters, sometimes serpent like, other times winged, fire breathing is fearsome.

The New Creation

Oil on board, 2024

35” x 47” (90 x 120 cm)

£525

One being, two sides, conjoined interloper to eden