“There will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet’. - T.S Elliot"

The first large painting in my ‘Museum’ series was inspired by encounters in museums whilst studying and making sketches of old carved stone heads suspended in glass cabinets I’m fascinated by the textures; incised lines, the tooled marks and the intriguing traces of patterns and pigment just visible on their surfaces. My intention was to capture the experience of these visits; the ebb and flow of people; sounds of whispers and snippets of conversation drifting over; brief encounters with shadows and reflections appearing over the glazed exhibits.