Extra Large Double Double Framed Original Contemporary Digital Fine Art

Sep 4

3 min read

Welcome to my September collection of Original Contemporary Digital Fine Art!

Sloane Raver

I've always found it rather amusing that some of the things I love most in life seem, at first glance, to have very little in common. I'm equally at home spending an afternoon on horseback in the English countryside as I am spending an evening on the dance floor of a London nightclub. I have an enormous fondness for muddy old Land Rovers, winding country lanes and cosy pubs, but I'm also rather partial to fast cars, loud music, bright lights and the occasional adventure that carries on well into the following morning.

Somewhere along the way, this rather peculiar combination of interests earned me the nickname Sloane Raver, which has since become something of an affectionate shorthand for a life that has never fitted particularly neatly into one category and now, of course, there's Toronto.

Over the past few years, Canada has become an increasingly important part of my world, and Toronto has captured my imagination in a way that few places ever have. There's something wonderfully exhilarating about a city that feels so full of possibility, where familiar pleasures take on new forms and there's always another adventure waiting around the corner.

What I find particularly wonderful is how naturally it all fits together. The English countryside, London's nightlife and the streets of Toronto might seem like rather different worlds, but I've never felt the need to choose between them, they're all places where I feel entirely myself.

Sloane Raver is inspired by these different corners of my world and the wonderfully eclectic collection of experiences, memories and adventures that connect them.

Throughout the artworks, I've woven little references to the places, pastimes and peculiarities that have become part of my life. Some are immediately recognisable, while others are tucked away in unexpected places, waiting to reveal themselves to anyone curious enough to look a little closer.

There are familiar landscapes seen from unfamiliar perspectives, little surprises hiding in plain sight, and the occasional reminder that things aren't always quite what they first appear to be. After all, I've never seen much reason why an affection for muddy riding boots should prevent an equally enthusiastic appreciation of a nightclub dance floor or why a Land Rover and a McLaren shouldn't find themselves sharing the same art collection.

A little Sloane, a little raver, and an increasingly enthusiastic amount of Canada.

Extra Large Double Double

Toronto has a peculiar ability to make even the most ordinary moments feel like the beginning of an adventure. A drive through the city, a coffee stop, the familiar bustle of traffic, the bright lights and Lake Ontario gradually appearing on the horizon. Nothing particularly extraordinary in itself, perhaps, but there's something about the combination that never fails to make me smile.

Extra Large Double Double is my rather exuberant celebration of that feeling. The excitement, the movement, the endless possibilities and the occasional temptation to put one's foot down, although Toronto's traffic may have rather different ideas about that.

The title is a little nod to one of those wonderfully Canadian expressions that has become part of my vocabulary. An extra-large coffee with two creams and two sugars. A perfectly ordinary order, but one that is so ingrained in my world that I couldn’t resist honouring it like this.

Throughout the artwork, I've woven together little fragments of the city and the experiences I associate with it. Some are immediately recognisable, while others have become rather more entangled in my imagination.

After all, the journey is often every bit as enjoyable as the destination... although a super car and a traffic jam might have something to say about that.