Tag: Brush
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Lt Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall M.P.
Read more: Lt Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall M.P.This portrait of Lt Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall M.P. was done as a commission for the Vintners’ Company in London. I think the commission was arranged by Harry Jackson-Pownall as Sir Assheton Pownall was an ancestor of his wife Marjorie. If you have read…
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The Wish IV- Liberty / Hope
Read more: The Wish IV- Liberty / HopeInitially this painting was called The Wish IV (Liberty), at a later date the name was changed to Hope or L’espérance in French. The subject is Danielle Politzer with whom she had just completed a commissioned portrait. It is a slightly dark painting as the young woman in her torn blouse, is seated in a…
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Danielle Politzer
Read more: Danielle PolitzerThe Danielle Politzer portrait was a small commission from one of the local families in Fayence. After doing the painting my mother persuaded Danielle to model for another painting just a couple of weeks later called, The Wish – Liberty….
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Laughing Self Portrait
Read more: Laughing Self PortraitThe Laughing Self Portrait was always a bit of a mystery for me when I first came across it clearing out her studio after her death. I easily recognized it as a self portrait but couldn’t understand the expression on her face…..
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Happily Ever After / Heureux jusqu’ à la fin
Read more: Happily Ever After / Heureux jusqu’ à la finChantal was another painting of one of the locals in Fayence, Chantal Robert, started a week after finishing The Wish. This painting should not be confused with “Wishing on the Moon….
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Wishing on the Moon
Read more: Wishing on the MoonWishing on the Moon was another painting of one of the locals in Fayence, Chantal Robert, started a week after finishing The Wish. This painting was also sometimes called “The Wish II” or “Le Voeux II” but for clarity…..
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The Wish / Le Voeux
Read more: The Wish / Le Voeux“The Wish” “Le Voeux” Sept 1973. Exhibited Nice Sept 73. Peace and love symbolised by medallion. Heart & dove – Field for growth, rock wall for foundation
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La Sourcière / The Water Diviner
Read more: La Sourcière / The Water DivinerLa Sourciere / The Water Diviner was one of the first paintings my mother completed after moving into her new flat in Fayence, see the My Dilemma painting for details of the move. A letter she sent to me……
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La Rêve / The Dream
Read more: La Rêve / The DreamLa Rêve (The Dream) was of course, inspired by a dream my mother had. At this time she had taken to recording some of her dreams in a Dream Journal…
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1870 -1970 (Theatre 1970)
Read more: 1870 -1970 (Theatre 1970)1870 – 1970 was a concept painting with my brother Christopher’s girlfriend, Caroline Broadhurst, as the model. When my mother saw Caroline in this coat, she immediately noticed its timeless style, especially….