Original artwork description:

In this trio of collected paintings a theme emerges between them.
A young woman leans wistfully with her chin in the palm of her hand whilst clutching a book. She looks lost in thought as though pondering what she has just read in the book she holds. The overall atmosphere creates a hushed ambiance as though in a library.
A young schoolboy is portrayed in a fleeting moment of reacting to something seen or heard. Is he on a fact finding mission? Perhaps even to discover something incriminating?
A male figure with his gaze extending beyond the frame. capturing a moment of thoughtful observation. With a pen poised at his lips, he exudes an air of contemplation, as though on the verge of translating his musings onto the crisp pages of the notebook.
These artworks were created as a part of a body of work to find new themes and ideas for further larger paintings. By pursuing random ideas in a small and open ended fashion and pairing or collecting images together a further idea can emerge from the thoughts provoked by similarities. They exist as a form of sketching and painting and show a rougher subtle working out process with less concern for finish. It's thinking by doing. The results yield very framable work so I have taken the initiative to frame them and offer them for sale at very affordable prices.
The frames are solid wood reclaimed from salvaged off cuts from a timber yard in Northern Sweden. Wood that would otherwise be thrown away and destroyed. They are fabricated in my small workshop in Sweden before being brought to England and matched with the supply of small paintings to hand. Traditional gumstrip tape is applied to the backs and small brass eyelets with brass piano wire complete the work for immediate hanging. If requested the paintings can be signed on the front.

Materials used:

Winsor and Newton Oil Paint on MDF panel

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