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 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 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 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...
Cobaltica 1 1985 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m Dyptich Inspired by the theme of sexuality and my interest in church architecture, I started painting Cobaltica 1 without a clear vision of its style or meaning; this became clearer as the painting developed. The...
Cobaltica 2 1985 Acrylic on Canvas 102cm x 61.5m Dyptich In 1988 I sent two slides of slides of the diptych paintings, Cobaltica 1 and Cobaltica 2 to ICI Dulux Paints, and received an offer of sponsorship for my one-person show ‘Spirit of Sexuality’at the Contact...
