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I don't want your flowers - Indian Star (2015-2017) Painting
United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Wood
Size: 14.2 W x 11 H x 2 D in
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This piece was done in memory of Sir Howard Hodgkin (an art hero of mine). My cousin lived next door to Hodgkin in London and I could see the glass roof of his studio from my cousin's kitchen window. Twelve years ago I had the privilege of seeing Howard Hodgkin one day at an upstairs window of his home. He was shouting out of the window at a woman (with a great bunch of flowers in her hand at his door) "Go away, I don't want your flowers". I think that summed up everything I loved about the artist - no nonsense! I started this painting in 2015 as a homage to Hodgkin, and when he sadly died I returned to the painting. As the title suggests it's about Hodgkin's love for India, but I also wanted to suggest the love India and the rest of the world has for Hodgkin's work. The painting is one of a series of paintings inspired by Hodgkin and his uncompromising approach. Signed on the front. The oil paints are very good quality pigment and Italian canvas and stretcher. I use an ECO Green alternative to traditional turpentine and white spirit.
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Painting:Oil on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:14.2 W x 11 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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I draw my inspiration from the constant possibilities of painting and the challenge of its unpredictable nature in conveying a subject. I am most interested in the process of painting and the expression it provides, translating a depth of feeling that is both personal but also shared with the viewer. Psychotherapy has directly influenced recent work and renewed my interest in abstract expressionism with the freedom of colour, line and allowing the subconscious and memory to guide my work. My current work explores the raw emotions I have experienced through personal challenges including the corrosive effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), infertility and a recent incurable auto-immune disease diagnosis. Whilst these experiences are highly personal, I believe that by exploring those emotions in my work I am creating a voice where one might normally be at risk of being suppressed and hidden.
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