Created using a lampshade for the application of the paint this series was inspired by domestic and interior decor and how it could be utilised as a tool for the production of artwork. 

Lamp paintings

Interested in interior design and it's relationship to fine art this work is inspired by the colours found in Timorous Beasties Butterfly design. These three paintings each painted each other on a tilting wooden frame.


Red-striped Lacewing

Stacked one on top of the other on tilting frames. The first painting, Hera 1, became the author of the subsequent paintings below (Hera 2, 3, 4). Each one is uniquely linked to the other. The colours and order of pours was inspired by the Liberty fabric print, Hera. Named after the Greek goddess whose sacred animal was the peacock, the Hera print was originally designed in 1887 by Arthur Silver.

Sarah Emily Porter