Tag: England
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The Mod
Read more: The ModThe Mod – is the title I have given this painting purely from the suggestion of the helmet and the time period it was painted. This painting was included in a set of Kodachromes from the early sixties but….
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Grief
Read more: GriefI think Greif is a portrait that was painted as part of a quest to find portrait subject matter that might appeal to a broader audience that just those related to the person in the painting. However, I am not sure….
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Children of Japan – girl
Read more: Children of Japan – girlChildren of Japan – girl, was painted around the same time as the Children of Thailand pair and it’s easy to see the similarities. When we lived in Japan my mother was fascinated with the elaborate traditional kimonos and ….
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Daydreams
Read more: DaydreamsDaydreams is a painting I know little about except for the approximate date it was painted, the early sixties. I first saw it as a very poor quality small colour photograph she….
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Children of Thailand II – girl
Read more: Children of Thailand II – girlChildren of Thailand II – girl, was the second of a pair of paintings my mother did as a commercial venture. I think it was a more innocent time back in
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Children of Thailand I – boy
Read more: Children of Thailand I – boyChildren of Thailand I – boy, was one of a pair of paintings my mother did as a commercial venture to generate income while she was hoping for more commissioned work. I distinctly recall….
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Dr. Whitehead
Read more: Dr. WhiteheadThe Dr. Whitehead portrait was an early commission that my mother painted when she first moved back to her home town of Bournemouth after her divorce, see the Biography for details. She was…..
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James Mason in Odd Man Out – 1947
Read more: James Mason in Odd Man Out – 1947A drawing of the Britain’s own movie star James Mason for the movie Odd Man Out. This was created for……
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Clark Gable – The Evening Standard – 1946
Read more: Clark Gable – The Evening Standard – 1946A drawing of the famous movie start Clark Gable. One of the few surviving originals used for illustrations in the London Evening Standard, my mother’s first job as an artist.
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Old Age
Read more: Old AgeI think my mother painted Old Age because of the relative success of the Victoria painting. I am not sure who was the subject or what happened to the painting….