He’s A Lawyer. Mum & Dad Are Happy. (2026)

Acrylic, Oil paint & Pen on High Quality Birch
Professionally Framed in an Oak Float Frame 
63 x 83 x 5 cm
A painting about professional success, emotional suppression, and making choices that photograph well at family gatherings.
The work explores the quiet prestige attached to certain professions, particularly in migrant families where becoming a lawyer is considered both a career and a personality trait.
Set inside a luxury vehicle, the figures appear calm, successful, and mildly unavailable emotionally. The polished exterior reflects the broader performance of achievement, the belief that if you work hard enough, acquire enough status symbols, and secure stable employment, everything else should theoretically fall into place.
Fortunately, he’s a lawyer.
Mum and Dad are happy.