Sit down, I empathise with you Painting

My name is Eleanor Dunning (b.1994) I studied Fine Art at Bath Spa University and graduated in 2018. I now live in Bristol and paint from my home studio A home is a place of certainty in a world full of uncertainty. Objects, furniture, and ‘stuff’ we choose to fill it with give a sense of control and allow for moments of rest, reflection, and habit, preparing us to step outside the front door each day and face the world. In my work, the furniture and domestic objects become an extension of the owner. I use composition to show human behaviour without including actual figures shown through a half-empty glass or an open book on a table. Removing the presence of a figure permits the objects to take on characteristics of a human and allows the viewer to interpret the scene and relate intuitively to the artwork.