Headless Figures
Recently, and almost accidently, headless figures have begun to inhabit my paintings. Ordinarily, the face of a figure acts as the focal point, but by removing it - physically chopping it off - the painting is skewed to focus on other details.
8th January, 2025
Acrylic, oil and pastel on canvas
70 × 55 cm
POA
Study of Bobbie on the Beach, 2025
Oil and pastel on canvas
27 × 27 cm
SOLD
Untitled, 2025
Oil and pastel on patchwork canvas and calico
39 × 32 cm
SOLD
On the Chaise Longue, 2025
Acrylic, oil, pastel and hand embroidery on patchwork canvas
66 × 87 cm
POA
To remove the face is to remove the identity, rendering someone anonymous and unrecognisable. It is an abstracting technique that transforms the figure from a person into an object - which can be made up of colours and patterns with no obligation to represent reality.