More thoughts on small work, as that’s what I’ve been making of late.
There is a quote from poet/playwright/librettist/author/artist/filmmaker, the late, great Jean Cocteau, that I’ve never forgotten. In this instance, he was speaking of the ever-increasing size of cinema screens, but his words apply just as aptly here: “The next poem I write, I am going to get a big sheet of paper”.
Pictured top: Tender Grapes, 2023, acrylic on canvas panel, 10 x 10 cm.
The tattoo is based on a tiny detail from the embroidered panel Autumn and Winter, c 1895-1900, designed by May Morris. Elizabethan portrait miniatures, a particular passion of mine, were also a significant influence on this work, as they have been on several others in the series.