I have always been inspired by the English artist William Blake and his combination of text and image fused together to create his very personal interpretation of the world. These drawings started as preparatory sketches for the ‘paradis est ici’ paste-ups I was making at the time and I was drawing so many angels that I jokingly said I felt like William Blake (who said that he was seeing angels from the age of eight). These drawings were exhibited online only and all sold immediately.

‘William saw angels 2’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 4’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 7’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 1’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 10’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 5’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 3’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 6’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 8’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 11’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 9’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 12’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 15’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 14’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

‘William saw angels 13’, conte and gold-leaf on paper, 25 x 30 cm

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