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A Woman Sleeping Painting

Stephen Robertson

United Kingdom

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 15.7 W x 19.7 H x 0.8 D in

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About The Artwork

I took so long choosing a pose to photograph for this painting, that my subject eventually fell asleep. That turned out to be perfect, and I got the shot I needed. As with all my paintings, this one is painted in thick impasto, on an old, already thickly painted canvas. I find the ridged and bumpy texture seems to produce a wonderful atmosphere in the new work. In this painting, my friend has nodded off in an armchair. I've chosen a high viewing angle, which creates an unusual and interesting perspective. It's unusual in my work for there to be such a strong physical resemblance, but in this case, the likeness is quite strong. That was accidental, as my real intention is to create a sense of physical presence, captured in a fleeting moment, on a cold Monday evening.

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Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:15.7 W x 19.7 H x 0.8 D in

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Hi, welcome to my page! I hope you enjoy browsing my work. My paintings are exactly what they appear to be. There’s no symbolism or nuance and it’s not necessary to interpret. They’re raw, direct experiences of people and things, and they’re painted in a raw, direct way. So in that sense, they are what they are. I complete each work in one session. If they’re not finished within that time, the moment is irretrievably lost and the painting is scraped or abandoned. It doesn’t work any other way. New paintings are then painted over old. Why I should need to work this way is rooted in a kind of shock of realising ‘what is’. I have always been a little shocked by the immediacy of ordinary experience, and throughout my development as a painter, I’ve worked to represent that as accurately as possible. This explains the ordinariness of my subject matter, and the narrow range of people and subjects I choose. I paint the people I know (not many), and I paint the things around me. So, no grand themes of life. Instead, I paint the intimacy of familiarity, but seen anew, such as in those moments of clarity when the ordinary and familiar seems strange and unfamiliar. I believe those moments are gifts of true awareness. To see what’s really there, even if it’s been seen a thousand times before. There’s something almost miraculous about that. Perhaps that’s my true intention. My paintings may sometimes remind others that it’s possible to see the miraculous in ordinary things. If you have any questions or comments regarding my work, I'll be very happy to hear from you.

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