by rebecca moss guyver RBA
egg tempera on panel
h: 20 w: 30 d: 1 (cms).
Sometimes an idea for a painting is brought to me from something read, overheard or said by someone; this time my idea came from a comment in the news. The odious remark, ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ became a curiosity for me. Who are these ‘Childless Cat Ladies’? Why has that awful man singled them out? Where do our prejudices come from? Are they born in fact? The only person I could think of who I knew well who might have been described as a ‘Childless Cat Lady’ was my great aunt Margaret. She lived in Orlando and it was always fun to visit – the cat the swans on the lake, the china. When I think of ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ I see grey, but as an optimist who sees the world through a multi-coloured lens; I would dispute this and offer you another version of these not odious at all people.
£490 (As exhibited.)
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by rebecca moss guyver RBA
egg tempera
h: 20 w: 31 d: 1 (cms).
I have been reading more. I used to be a great reader of fiction but spent years wanting to ‘learn’ things and read more non-fiction. I am glad reading stories is back for me. When I taught English at a UK comprehensive to high school students, my goal was to get them to read. The passive figures of the bookends remind me of my students. They were each great kids with so much potential who wanted, above everything, to be cool and accepted. I think they were eager readers while pretending not to care. We know reading fiction changes your brain and makes you more empathic. In this painting, I wanted to create the reading mood so you could read the painting , find your own story associations and then get back to your book!
£490 (As exhibited.)
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