Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

Still Life is an autobiographical area of work and my vintage china is used every day. It holds memories of happy times as a child with my elderly aunts, when we would have lovely afternoon teas in cosy kitchens or sitting rooms with scrumptious cakes and little sandwiches.
I sketch the composition for the painting on paper then draw directly onto the canvas with charcoal, brushing this back so only a faint outline remains. Then I apply the paint, looking at the still life arrangement in front of me in the studio, to try to capture the beauty and detail of these everyday objects.