Ink & Flowers Prints a silent observer both part

a silent observer both part of the room and impossibly distant

A richly coloured warm painting in acrylics on stretched canvas

where the walls suddenly glow with unexpected grace

The figure you see in the foreground is a self-portrait

The painting will be sold unframed and with a certificate of authenticity

Ink & Flowers Prints a silent observer both partThis young Ukrainian woman has been living with a host family in Devon since the start of the Ukraine war. When she arrived for her sitting, she brought with her a simple black slip dress and a large artificial floral headdress which is typically Ukrainian. She wanted the only colour to be represented by that headdress her beautiful Ukraine. On her shoulder we see an incomplete tattoo. There are many tattooists in Devon that could finish the work, but