Youth and childhood capture a time of discovery, innocence and emotional intensity. Artists often explore these stages to reflect on growth, memory, and the formation of identity, using them to express both joy and vulnerability. Depicting childhood can also evoke nostalgia and highlight how early experiences shape who we become. Many artist aim to see the world through the eyes of a child.
Childhood Fragment The Lap
Madonna and Child
Incorporation Phase
Myrtle
Legend has it a sheep lives on Dartmoor who holds an unmistakable resemblance to your friend Malcolm
What Goods Helping
Hook, line and sinker
Childhood Fragment The Lap
1991
Madonna and Child
Coloured pencil on paper, 63 x 42.5 cm, 2016
Incorporation Phase
Charcoal and conté on paper, 84 × 59.5 cm, 2024
Myrtle
Graphite on paper, 42 x 30 cm, 2024
Legend has it a sheep lives on Dartmoor who holds an unmistakable resemblance to your friend Malcolm
Mixed media on paper, 64.5 × 80.5 cm, 2024
What Goods Helping
Mixed media on paper, 66 × 107 cm, 2024
Hook, line and sinker
Ink and pencil on Okawara paper, 52 x 43.5cm