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Rosie in a sunbeam.
©Robin Fifield 2023.
Finally done with this, have me few headache drawing none stop www
Detail from Caravaggio’s “The Incredulity of St. Thomas”, c. 1601-02.
I’ve been on a roll for the past day or so.
Anyway, have some gothic angel amputation as done by a demon.
My painting for the current project ‘Then and Now’. Oil on canvas (85cm x 140cm)
I have been exploring Slovak folklore and folk art and the political topic of Brexit which is a very current affair. Throughout the project I have been merging these two different ideas together as I am aim to tell the ‘folk story’ of how Brexit touches people’s lives in different ways. The girl (Britain) is wearing a blouse with an eastern European embroidery design to convey the message of, diversity, tolerance and multiculturalism, all apparent in one country, but she is brushing the EU stars out of her hair reflecting, the weakening of some of these important principles.
My technique was inspired by Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro and a painting by the Slovakian artist Julius Bukovinsky.
An oil painting which was part of my A-level coursework, inspired by Caravaggio. (Oil on Paper)
