Graham Quinn, a successful artist, has lost his inspiration and interest in life. When he meets David, a young street artist who draws in chalks on the busy pavement, he is captivated with the young man's passion and talent. He believes that the jealousy he feels for David's youth and talent will fuel him with enough emotion to get his inspiration back and offers David a job as his assistant so he can 'envy him more'. As both artists relationship develops through their art, David's feelings for Grace, a young life model, turns Graham's admiration into dark desire. Patrick Kinsella's new play fuses art, body and soul in a gripping clash of the ageing artist and his young models.