Sitting Among Greats
Mixed Media on Canvas Board
40cm x 60cm (16in x 24in)
2026
Price upon request.
Currently on exhibition in Putney at BobCat Gallery.
“Sitting Among Greats” captures a young woman intensely reading a book. She leans up against the bookshelf behind her and is engrossed in the pages of the book before her.
The book in her hands and those on the shelf behind her are animated with African print. As though transported to another world, her head is crowned with an African gele, a mismatch with her striking blue blouse that complements the accents of orange on and around her.
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I use oil paints to depict the face of the woman in this portrait.
To depict the gele (African head dress) I use locally sourced African print fabrics. I use a formwork of board to create depth and structure, then I cut them into shapes before wrapping each wedge with fabric. I stick everything down with a combination of UHU and PVA glue.
Each painting arrives unframed.
I suggest looking into floating frames (L shaped) which allow the painting to sit neatly flush with the frame. Additionally, the gele head dress still emerges from the bounds of the rectangular shape, creating a larger than life feel.
In usual circumstances, please allow up to 4 weeks for the work to arrive from the day of purchase. Artworks are shipped sooner and typically arrive well within this timeframe.
For more on returns, please view my Refund Policy.
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