Under A Blood Red Sky began as a single canvas, but the longer I sat with it, the more I felt it needed another section beneath it. I added the second canvas not simply to make it larger, but to give the painting more space to carry what was building in it. I was thinking about displacement, forced migration, and the human weight of being pushed from one place into another.

The red sky holds the emotional pressure of the work. It feels heavy with grief, anger, and memory, while the dense blue field below suggests a crowd, a landscape, or a movement of people continuing under that weight. I wanted the painting to remain open enough to hold more than one reading, but it was shaped by thoughts of Gaza, by images of survival and loss, and by the repetition of histories that never seem to fully end.

Anthony Carey

Under A Blood Red Sky copy

This captivating painting features a solitary figure seated against a rich, deep red background. The powerful contrast of color and form draws you in, evoking a sense of contemplation, strength, and emotion. Whether it speaks to feelings of resilience, passion, or personal reflection, this piece is sure to leave a lasting impact and become a meaningful addition to your collection.

Acrylic and plaster on canvas
50 x 70cm (20 x 27.5in)

Waiting

Beyond the Crossroads is a painting about threshold, tension, and the sense that everything could shift. A lone figure stands in a wide red space beneath a bright form above — sun, moon, or something less certain. The atmosphere is still, but charged.

A raised gold cross sits within the surface, catching the light differently from the rest of the painting. Surrounded by a broken halo, it brings a quiet sense of presence to the work — something sacred, remembered, or left behind.

I wanted this painting to hold the feeling of a moment suspended between uncertainty and possibility: the point where turning back no longer feels possible, but moving forward still remains unresolved.

Beyond The Crossroads

In Crimson Canopy, the dynamic contrast of bold red and deep Prussian blue reflects the opposing forces we encounter in life. Abstract figures in blue and white stand against a vibrant red sky, representing the tension between emotions, experiences, and the search for belonging. This piece is about movement—both physical and emotional—mirroring the search for one’s tribe and place in the world. The intense colors and sense of motion evoke the energy of life’s complexities, making this a captivating work that resonates with the viewer.

Crimson Canopy

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After The Fire

Gathered in Passing

Lost in translation

Relic of The Divided Self

A Part of Ourselves

Steps in Stillness

Nocturnal Assembly

At the Edge of Place brings together a body of paintings shaped by time spent in Canada, especially Alberta. These works are not travel views or descriptive records of place. They grew out of memory, weather, scale, and the emotional residue of lived experience.
Made after a period of grief and change, the paintings reflect moments that stayed with me long after I had left them. Mountains, snow, light, distance, and small human traces became ways of holding onto awe, stillness, and psychological weather. What interested me was not simply what the landscape looked like, but what it felt like to stand within it.
Across the series, landscape becomes a space of threshold

AT THE EDGE OF PLACE

2 white seats & 2 marble tables

Anthony Carey

collection: Red Skies

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Under A Blood Red Sky copy

Waiting

Beyond The Crossroads

Crimson Canopy