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About The Artwork
This painting “Lily” is about encroaching expectations. In Art History a lily sprig often represents purity, meekness, mildness – especially when it’s positioned close to the virgin Mary, for example in medieval altarpieces. Here, the lily encroaches on Lily’s space, and waves in her face. She looks down her nose at it (unimpressed). I’ve painted Lily with a pale complexion, in an echo of the white flower’s “purity”. It’s just a flower though, she’s just a person – both flawed, imperfect. There is “dangerous pollen” on a lily! Many mother’s daughters will say to their own offspring (as I do, as my mum does:) “Careful of the pollen, it will stain!”. I like the metaphor here: we treat the intelligent person Lily with respect, she’s not just a female body, her mind, like the pollen, is a potential agent of anarchy. Drawn and painted in enduring acrylic inks and paint, on a cradled wooden panel, this piece is 61 x 39.5cm, and about 1cm deep with a white-painted edge. Ready to hang.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Acrylic on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:15.6 W x 24 H x 0.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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I have always made art in various ways, and earlier in my art career I focused on modern sculpture, often made with soft materials. One of the drawbacks of sculpture is that the use of colour is complicated, but now I love to use interesting colour in my painting, whether to render a life-like reproduction of a person, insect, plant or landscape, or to make a bold statement in my "message" pieces. I love the quality of the ancient medium of paint, both oils and watercolours. I also love to observe and draw the world around me.. there's so much to see, and point out!
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