Rumours Painting

Rumours is part of The Swimmers series of oil paintings, inspired by the freedoms many found in swimming, particularly outdoors, during lockdown. The backgrounds are stopped out, unanchored to a particular place, space or time, focussing on the experience alone and reflecting the flattened time of recent years. My interest is on the relationship between these two women, their bodies and their interaction with each other. Intimate moments like these tell of the depths of female friendships, the social dimensions of being a woman and celebrating sexuality, seduction and pleasure, all illuminated through a lens of nostalgia and tenderness. Painted in oil and rendered in loose and precise marks, it speaks to the desire for relaxation and comfort in our own bodies.