Geisha 4 The Studio table it prompted me to look

it prompted me to look again at the language of his work: the crowns

Ury House is a building I know well

catching the eye here and there

This painting is about that newer layer of the estate - the houses gathered together in a cluster

Geisha 4 The Studio table it prompted me to look20 x 20 cm This series of Geisha paintings began by chance, rediscovered while leafing through an old book during an attempted clear out. Inspired by the late Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro, the work quietly echoes the mood and sensitivity of his prints. Its less about costume or exoticism, and more about presence. About surface and pattern. About the fragile balance between stillness and performance the pause between moments