Playful and curious, a pair of monkeys have claimed this corner of the garden. One balances on a stone balustrade while another rests against blue-glazed pots, contemplating a glass of wine. Below them a highly decorative tiled terrace falls away into the wilder zones where our ever-present Zantelope roams.
These mischievous inhabitants represent something I love about decorative painting: the idea that the world in the picture has been going on perfectly well without you, and you have simply caught it at a particular moment.
Playful and curious, a pair of monkeys have claimed this corner of the garden. One balances on a stone balustrade while another rests against blue-glazed pots, contemplating a glass of wine. Below them a highly decorative tiled terrace falls away into the wilder zones where our ever-present Zantelope roams.
These mischievous inhabitants represent something I love about decorative painting: the idea that the world in the picture has been going on perfectly well without you, and you have simply caught it at a particular moment.
