It's really time I should catch up on these posts -
although, there's a dissertation that needs starting!
I did this small painting a few months ago and entered it in
for this year’s Threadneedle Prize. I know the photo's are rubbish, but it looks much better in real life
Despite the fact I didn't get through to the next stage of
taking the piece down to the gallery, I quite enjoyed painting it. I managed to
steal some space on the table back home and even with an annoying cat; I succeeded
in getting it done.
I never thought I would do another painting of an elephant
skull like this, people did not seem so keen, but this time I have painted it
on a plinth and to make it figurative, I placed the back of a head in the piece
too. I really did not want to attempt a face and it makes it seem as though we’re
looking at someone looking at the skull, viewing a viewer.
The name came about after I was advised against going for
something simple and obvious. It was going to be something along the lines of ‘A
Memory’ and that was a no-no! I had to have a title that was going to make the
viewer think and question what they were seeing, that is how I ended up with ‘Fat
Woman’. I guess the main thing is you can’t know if the woman is fat or not, or
even if it is a woman.
I am hoping to exhibit this piece in an upcoming show at The Freudian Sheep in November.
