Six balls and a shuttlecock 21 x 110cm
I recently painted a very overdue wedding present for my niece and her husband (see above). The format got under my skin and I have since done several long thin paintings…….
Old keys 40 x 109cm
The keys came from a private collection – I saw them on a visit to an historic house in Suffolk (a couple of them were found in the moat). The owners kindly lent them to me to paint. Whether simple or complicated, solid or frail, they all held secrets at one time or another.
Seven paintbrushes 40 x 109cm
Backgrounds, or the lack of them, play an important part in these pictures. Whether full of suggestion or simply playful, I use them to enrich the impressions that the objects have made on me.
Birds and beasts 30 x 95cm