My beautiful decay series of oil paintings and artist books explore notions of beauty, ageing, perfection and character. It is in response to our society’s fixation with youthfulness, botox & plastic surgery and the hyper-critical way women are judged and pass judgement on themselves and each other.
I use beautifully decaying but still living leaf forms, as a metaphor for the ageing process.
Images:
Spores 2, Oil on canvas, 51 x 76 cm
Three Leaves, Oil on Canvas, 61 x 91.5 cm
Intervention, Oil on Canvas, 101 x 152 cm.
Holding Back the Fall, Oil on Canvas, 101 x 152 cm.
Spores, Oil on Linen, 92 x 123 cm.
Green 2, Oil on canvas, Enamel on canvas, (2 panel), 60.5 x 106.5 cm.
Age Spots, Oil on Canvas, (2 panel), 60.5 x 168 cm.
Cataract Gorge Yellow, Oil on Linen, 61 x 122 cm.
Cataract Gorge Orange, Oil on Linen, 61 x 122 cm.
Palm Fronds, Oil on Canvas, 61 x 91.5 cm.
Palm Fronds 2, Oil on Canvas, 61 x 91.5 cm.