Sunday, June 04, 2023

Female God Frame

Another job done today was reframing Female God. From 2008, this hasn't been exhibited in a while. It's been show four times before: Surrealist Art Exhibition, [The Cubby Hole] (2010), Mark Sheeky & Ray Perez: Exhibition [Lyceum Theatre] (2010), Marbury Church (2010), and at the Macc Art Lounge (2016) (though I'm unsure if it was ever displayed there).

Like many of my paintings from this era it needed a better frame, so I've refurbished it. It's much like black with flecks of gold than this slightly brown image indicates (the camera white balancing is not correct). One of my more successful refurbishments of an old frame. A new frame would look better. The wood does not match on each side and the joints imperfect, but this is better than it's ever been before.

The painting itself is a partner for a painting called Eve Eating An Apply While God Looks On. That was an experimental painting of a square apple, with 'Eve' represented by a frilly circle, so that visual theme was continued here.