Our Newsletter: Issue #46

Hello, and welcome to another issue of Our Newsletter.

Apologies for missing our biweekly catch up last Friday
(whether you noticed or not is a separate story)!

I was deeply focused on completing a painting commission and, as per usual, my ability to do anything else other than work in a panic before a deadline went out the window.

I did it though, and below you'll find a picture and some thoughts on this particular project.

But! Before that...
An Announcement!

This month I'll have some pieces in a group exhibition in Kensington, London.

More info to follow next Friday, but until then please
SAVE THE DATE
Thursday 23rd November 6-9pm
for the exhibition opening.

Unconditional, 2023
Oil on canvas
90x130cm
(Sold - private commission)

Photographed on my phone, while the paint was still wet and on my easel.

I'm trying to think about what to say about this piece but I'm not sure where to begin. I usually spend some time letting a painting sink in after I finish it, but having only completed this one on Monday I haven't really had the chance to fully do that yet.

What strikes me most with this piece is just how special of a project it was from start to finish. And also how technically challenging due to the many different elements in it that all needed my full focus. 12 separate portraits, plates, cutlery, floral work, glasses, pomegranates... each section with its own little nugget of meaning and symbolism special to the client. Each section with the ability to be a little painting of its own.

To its core, this is a piece about family and community, brought together by the action of looking through photos before/after sharing a meal together. Less obviously, it's also about ties to place and culture, symbolised primarily by the flowers and the pomegranates, but also by the plates and the glasses.

There's more to say, certainly, but for now I just want to express how very grateful I am for having worked on this, and for my client's trust throughout the process.

Below a couple of detail images of the piece, and perhaps over the coming weeks some more words and insights into the commission process.

"Unconditional", 2023 - detail shots - photographed on my phone.

Until next week!

Wishing you a great weekend ahead.

Lots of love,
Arietta xx