Windows create tension between inside and outside, often symbolising both connection and separation. For Henri Matisse, they were an enduring motif of hope, offering new beginnings as well as the comfort of being indoors against a hostile environment. However, they can also come to signify isolation and obsession, as Alfred Hitchcock captured in 'Rear Window'. Compositionally, they are an effective tool for separating the pictorial plane into geometric abstraction while still maintaining an everyday mundanity.
Be Still
Jules
Peter's Window
Window Indoors
Velvet Coat and White Ruffles
After the party
Pink Room (2)
Yew (Winter)
The Flute Music
From the Studio, Oxford Street
A Sort of Reflection
Night Commuter
Be Still
Graphite and charcoal on paper, 24.9 x 35 cm, 2016
Jules
Charcoal on paper, 57 x 77 cm, 2023
Peter's Window
Ink and emulsion on card
Window Indoors
Ink, watercolour, coloured pencil on paper, 42cm x 59.4cm
Velvet Coat and White Ruffles
Etching on paper, 21 x 17 cm, 2024
After the party
Mixed media on paper, 33 x 44 cm, 2023
Pink Room (2)
Watercolour pencil and watercolour on paper, 38 × 28.5 cm, 2024
Yew (Winter)
Charcoal on paper
The Flute Music
Coloured pencil on paper, 43 x 26 cm
From the Studio, Oxford Street
Pencil on paper, 42 x 30 cm, 2016
A Sort of Reflection
Oil on paper, 40.5 x 50.2 cm, 2016
Night Commuter
Pen on paper, 58 x 41 cm, 2017