Tag: Fayence
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Serenade
Read more: SerenadeSerenade was inspired by listening to Neil Diamond’s ‘Longfellow Serenade’. I wouldn’t go through the lyrics here but it does include the singer, in the first person, singing and dreaming about their lady love “beside this sleepy glade” “upon the summer night”. Despite the inspiration…..
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Quick Sketch of a Young Girl 2
Read more: Quick Sketch of a Young Girl 2A Quick Sketch of a young girl who I think is the youngest daughter of the neighbors, possibly drawn as a sample to demonstrate what a drawing might look like with a light ochre paper base.
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Francesca
Read more: FrancescaFrancesca Banteruck was another portrait commission done on short notice during the summer holiday time while relatives were visiting my mother’s very close friends, David and Francis Randall. It’s interesting to see,,,,,
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Sunee
Read more: SuneeInitially this painting was referred to as the Thai Girl, after finishing it she called it Sunee. This was the fourth painting she did using her non dominant left hand after injuring her right hand and wrist. You can see how….
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A Sketch of a Young Girl
Read more: A Sketch of a Young GirlA Sketch of a young girl who I think is the neighbor’s youngest daughter, probably drawn from life as a sample to display when she set up for her quick sketch sidewalk sessions…
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The Red Turban / Soie Rouge
Read more: The Red Turban / Soie RougeAt conception this was entitled ‘Enpassant’ or ‘Passing By’ but as the painting emerged, she found herself calling it The Red Turban or Soie Rouge. This was the third painting she did using her non dominant left hand after injuring her right hand and wrist. From the diary she mentions early on trying to use…
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The Refugees
Read more: The RefugeesAfter the success of her first left handed effort, ‘Child of Vietnam’, and the continuing news of the refugee crisis in Vietnam, my mother decided to paint a larger follow up painting, The Refugees. We can read in….
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Child of Vietnam
Read more: Child of VietnamPainted during the Vietnamese refugee crisis following the US pull-out form the war in Vietnam, this small canvas depicts an imagined child caught in the war.
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Le Retour aux Sources / Return to the Source
Read more: Le Retour aux Sources / Return to the SourceLe Retour aux Sources or Return to the Source, was originally just called ‘Rock’ in her diary but was renamed a little after its completion. Another one of my mother’s paintings inspired by a dream. Very fortunately….
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Sally
Read more: SallySally was a portrait of Sally Bemister, my mother’s niece. After hearing of her death from cancer my mother painted it as gift to her Uncle Bertie. If we read the diaries we can see ….










