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ANTIQUE FRAGMENT 2 1998 A previous still life combined the plaster fragment of an antique cast with Auchmithie stones. The first painting exercise I did at art school was a series of tonal studies of the features of Michelangelo's David, the eye, nose, ear and mouth (referred to by the students as "ear nose and throat"). I loved painting from the Antique. We were encouraged to introduce a little raw umber with ivory black and titanium white. |
oil on linen 20" x 20" 50 x 50cms (Private collection) |