▁paint ings ▁and ▁water ▁colours . ▁His ▁sty list ic ▁development ▁sp ans ▁many ▁dec ades ▁with ▁increasing ly ▁dram atic ▁use ▁of ▁colour ▁and ▁abstract ▁imag ery . ▁European ▁culture ▁and ▁history ▁play ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁in ▁his ▁work , ▁for ▁example ▁there ▁is ▁extensive ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁era ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century . ▁Rec urr ing ▁them es ▁also ▁include ▁V ienn ese ▁ca fe ▁culture , ▁French ▁music , ▁and ▁visual ▁mot ifs ▁such ▁as ▁screens ▁of ▁ir ides cent ▁p ear ls . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁oil ▁paint ings ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁T ate ▁Collection ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁his ▁paint ings ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁collection . ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁Summer ▁Ex hib itions ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁his ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁represented ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁exhib itions ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁including ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁John ▁Mo ores ▁Ex hib ition , ▁Walker ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁Liverpool , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁prize - w inner . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁Arts ▁Council ▁Major ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁ ▁Lor ne ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁Major ▁Sh ows ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 4 : ▁New ▁Art ▁Centre , ▁Slo ane ▁Street , ▁London ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 : ▁Kno ed ler ▁Kas min ▁Gallery , ▁C ork ▁Street , ▁London ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 : ▁Ser pent ine ▁Gallery ,