'Classical allusion'  2018

Walker ‘Classical Allusion’ (August 2018) oil on linen, 115 x 76 cm [br]The model for this figure painting was my granddaughter Olivia Orman aged 15. She requested the painting and adopted the Lolita-like pose and facial expression. To enhance the subject, I placed the figure on a lakeside bank and added an angry swan protesting the invasion of his territory. The allusion,...