Vicky Oldfield

Moments of Reflection, Art print, Flowers, Still life

2020

Izzy, a charming characterful terrier stands alert, holding her ball in her mouth. Colour etching hand made and printed by the artist. Helen Fay's art for sale online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Animals have always been at the heart of my work. I find the form, movement and behaviour of the creatures I draw a source of limitless fascination. I love the idea of them watching me, watching them as I draw. I hope my appreciation of the sentience and character of the animals I draw comes across in my work. Over my career I have drawn everything from primates to penguins, dogs, ostriches and even an echidna. These days dogs are my main focus, mostly because I adore dogs but also because they are such an integral part of life. I am delighted by the theory that humans and dogs co evolved, we wouldn’t be what we are without them and vice versa. I try to pare my images down to a balanced simplicity that directs attention to the subject of the picture. I try to balance the subject and the space it occupies, giving each equal importance. Light is hugely important to my work, I imagine my subject in three dimensions as I draw and the light describes the musculature and texture that gives the drawing it’s presence and grounds it in the picture. I aim to capture a pause, a moment where whatever I draw looks like it could wander off or leap up any minute. My influences include Japanese prints, Chinese and Japanese brush drawing and the European artists who were influenced by Japan. I am really excited by composition, by artists like Bonnard and Leon Spilliaert. I have long been a fan of Munch for his direct mark-making, colour and intensity and at the other end of the spectrum, Hammershoi for his limited palette, sense of space and calm. I am interested in black and white photography and film and have recently discovered and been amazed by the films of Yasujiro Ozu...

Damien Hirst’s Dog by Mychael Barratt Limited edition art print Handmade Woodcut on paper Edition of 100 Signed and Titled Complete size of sheet: 63 H x 67 W x 0.1 D cm (24.80 x 26....

Black and white limited edition print of different plants. Kerry Day is available online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Originally from London, I trained as a ceramicist at Bath...

Wells Sunset is a lino print by Colin Moore. The sunset scene shows the coastline of Wells in Somerset, complete with boats on the horizon and drifting clouds above the setting sun. ...

Coffee Peloton (CP01_nov23) Eliza Southwood Original still-life painting Coffee on paper Image Size: H 42cm x W 60m Sheet/Canvas Size: H 42cm x W 60cm x D 1cm Sold Unframed Still-l...

Limited edition screen print of the underground map with unique images representing each stop.  Additional information: Mychael Barratt Notes from the Underground [2023] Screen pri...

AS FAR AS A VISTA, is part of a series of works that consider the decorative and escapist role of the landscape in the home. When seeking beauty in the world to distract us, delight ...

AS FAR AS A VIEW, is part of a series of works that consider the decorative and escapist role of the landscape in the home. When seeking beauty in the world to distract us, delight us, and bring us into our own world, we seek something that stirs within us a memory or a dream. Traditionally, tapestries are a storytelling media as well as décor. This particular work is constructed from commercially printed tapestries acquired from a Chinese supplier during the pandemic. These tell a story of arrested, yet ample, desire. On one side of the piece we see a sunrise from a beach with palm trees. Gently folded over to the right is a second tapestry. In this the artist has chose to expose the desaturated backside which obscures slightly the third tapestry landscape of beach scene around midday. It brings to mind the passage of time much like time lapse photography...

Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins Edition of 150 42.2 x 33 cm (16.6 x 12.9 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the front Mint. Artwork not inspected outside of ...

Homemade print Edition of 40 129.5 x 55.9 cm (51.1 x 22 in) (Framed: 138 x 65 x 4.5 / 54.3 x 25.6 x 1.7 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the front Mint. Artwork not inspected outsi...

11 & 8 colour inkjet prints on cotton fiber archival paper Edition of 100 (Each) 45.7 x 102.6 cm (print), 32 x 44.5 x 8 cm (blue book), 20.5 x 28.5 x 2 cm (black book) Signed and da...

Portfolio: Twelve Leaves Printer and Publisher: Gemini, G.E.L., Los Angeles Edition size: 20, plus proofs Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil, lower right Catalogue Raisonné: Axso...