Geisha 5 East Coast of Scotland Built in the mid-15th century

Built in the mid-15th century

Standing before Monet’s vast panoramic canvases at Tate Britain and MoMA in New York became a lasting source of inspiration for my waterlilies paintings over the years

but part of its shape and rhythm - little white forms stepping upwards

it prompted me to look again at the language of his work: the crowns

from time to time

Geisha 5 East Coast of Scotland Built in the mid-15th century20 x 20 cm This series of Geisha paintings began by chance, rediscovered while leafing through an old book during an attempted clear out. Inspired by the late Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro, the work quietly echoes the mood and sensitivity of his prints. Its less about costume or exoticism, and more about presence. About surface and pattern. About the fragile balance between stillness and performance the pause between moments