The Nature Table

A new painting. ‘The Nature Table: Oil on board. I felt like painting an empty interior, and the ceramic bear was to be part of the ornamentation. During the process it somehow took on a life of its own and became the subject. A photobomb in oils. Yes, yes, yes, I DID provide the lighting, so it’s partly my fault.

This is the nearest I’ve come to actually painting an empty space – generally some creature or other comes padding along and pokes their shnoz downstage centre.

In the end, I like the balance though – the lifelong dance between awareness of space and the objects within it. Physical, metaphysical. One foot in each world.