I have a first class Honours Degree in fine Art having studied at Chelsea College of Art and UAL.I studied at the time Peter Doig was at Chelsea College of Art who encouraged me to always paint. However, my work as a police officer at Chelsea Police Station made studying and working difficult. It was many decades later that I completed my fine Art degree. During my time at Chelsea Police Station I met Lady Diana and completed the painting called, 'why did you let me fall'. I have also served as a prison officer. I paint experiences of life that have a real imprint from memories, on my paintings with expressions and compositions, revealing hidden truths. Evoking the intersection of Seduction and Fear: The works mix the seductive, pulp-fiction style with sinister elements—using reddish brown paint to imply danger—to highlight the juxtaposition of desire and mortality. The paintings challenge the status quo and the banality of injustice and corruption in the administration of governments and our acceptance to normalise this suffering. Defying traditional subjectivity: which explore the masculine myth of prisoners and prison officers, aimed at deconstructing the constructed ideal, of integrity and morality, by exploring these gender tropes. Ironically there are sweeteners and inducements provided by powers and authority that encourage ignorance and apathy. The system of government allow us to be readily manipulated, however. "It has a caveat: it's a double-edged sword." Those that know and those that wish to ignore and bury their head in the sand. I probe the institutional establishments of prisons. Exploring the cultural subconsciousness: and analyze the "void" of our injustice system and culture by presenting images that are both familiar and deeply uncomfortable, focusing on fantasies, desire, and anxiety. The ambiguity in the images leaves much of the responsibility for these interpretations with the viewer. Then there are those that happily accept without analysing and questioning. So there is no one correct philosophy or answer and it is for the viewer to arrive at the end of their own personal rainbow at the end of their yellow brick road, to discover their own truths. My paintings often evoke and capture an enigmatic, psychoanalytic approach, often featuring masked or guarded figures in staged, dreamlike scenarios. I explore the subject matter usually from memory and inflict that imagery onto the canvas sometimes in a blurred and erased manner replicating the past memory in a future contextualisation of those fleeting moments that are still registered in my memory recall. Alluding to the experience in a heightened alertness and reflection. Inventing apocryphal and uncanonical genre settings in hospital in theatrical scenes which are satirical yet truthful. I have over seventy paintings including large scale paintings on canvas in oils ranging from, 7 feet x 5 feet to, 9 feet x 12 feet. I have no gallery representation and look forward to a suitable gallery and curator team My email is: billherr77@ymail.com My mobile number is: +44 07833132038 Some of paintings on my website: wix/misterbutterfly.wixsite.com/mybutterfly Password for each contents page and gallery: butterflies7