Image 1:
Two works in contrasting stages of
completion, part of a steadily expanding collection of miniatures to be
exhibited mid-year in PATTERNS OF
COLLECTING/From the Bower at the Johnston Collection.
Image 2:
Propped
up on the lid of my watercolour set, a treasured postcard of Portrait of a Lady by Renaissance artist
brothers Antonio and Piero del Pollaiolo, purchased many years ago at the
Uffizi, never ceases to delight and inspire. Also on the worktable, A Thing Apart, a catalogue focusing in
fascinating detail on the Johnston Collection’s fine collection of miniature
portraits, is an invaluable source of background and technical
information.
Image 3:
Two newly completed non-portrait miniatures (12 x 9 cm and 9 x 7 cm) ready
to be inserted in their respective frames.
