Tachiste Cross
Tachiste Cross 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 178cm x 76cm I worked on ‘Tachiste Cross’ late into the night, inspired by Jackson Pollock, the exponent of Tachisme I admired most, creating the gestural power of the drips, dots and spots that cover the surface of the painting....
Woman’s Place
Woman’s Place 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m In this painting I have described ‘Woman’s Place’ as the inner place of the uterus, the muscular female organ of the pelvic region, which is the place where the fertilized ovum matures. The textured patterns...
How Close
How Close 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m Some form of the vulva is to be found in all world religions, either as a primitive rock carving, devotional image or ritual object. In Egyptian hieroglyphs it symbolized woman and the Hindu symbol of the ‘yoni‘...
David and I
David and I 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m This expressionist work was painted in the year I finished art teaching and started work as a supply teacher. The composition and energetic style of this autobiographical painting about my marriage to David, expresses...