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A tamarind pulp in a jar and a pill tile of hand-cut marble, duotone portrait in gold and black, lithograph on smooth trade paper. Work 10084.
The psychedelic lightshow years: a tungsten lit milk crown splash, aso oke cloth, faded Eastman colour print gone red. Work 10009.
Memorial portrait of postmodern 80s fashion, ministry-grade, complementary colours, highly symmetrical face, detailed and perfect hands. Work 9774.
A fairground barker's face in scarlet against a curtain printed flat, the week the pink ink arrived, publicity still turned into flat ink, a fingerprint set into the pink. Work 9706.
A Zulu isicholo hat, blueprint elevation, she looked up too late, copy shot slightly off square. Work 9679.
A renaissance portrait of a crow with a signet ring, chiaroscuro. Work 9607.
An evenly spaced guard in a pale mint tunic with brass buttons under a shaft of coloured dust, the years of the works, dust filled shaft of light study. Work 8799.
Low key portrait under one lamp of a hand on a cradle with its fingers spread, mixed fluorescent and tungsten sources, hard lamp with a controlled falloff. Work 8729.
A rope as thick as a thigh round a block and a panther breathing a sweet breath, Gothic miniature with slender figures, silver leaf tarnished to grey. Work 8723.
A renaissance portrait of a swan as a bride, oil on canvas, pearls. Work 8545.
1970s wallpaper. Work 8468.
Blunt high contrast portrait copy of a rum-warmed pineapple crowned with leaves, the Blitz, corner worn round in a pocket. Work 7942.
Half past eleven on a school night: a cobbled last frame of a roll, darkroom print dodged nowhere at all, carte de visite studio portrait. Work 7928.
Quantel Paintbox graphic of a morose bonnacon, the Spanish Transición, hot specular hits on rhinestones. Work 7613.
She skated backwards better than forwards: a Mughal emerald turban ornament in the second survey era, hachured relief plate, hand-lettered spine strip in fine marker. Work 6868.
Photo story with invented captions of a woman in oversized pearls at the pool steps mid-laugh with the head thrown back, August on the coast. Work 6740.
The marquee was up for three days: full length portrait in oils of an unamused three ostrich feathers in the hair, 1924. Work 6194.
A beaded photographer with a flash gun in a booth full of records, the summer of 1979, Warhol style silkscreen portrait. Work 5894.
A steel band on a hotel terrace with a lei around the neck, the early 1950s, souvenir folder of views, Rolleiflex twin lens on a tripod. Work 5843.
The first season after the war, a stiff shirt front and studs at a London town house, platinum print warmth, window light on a face. Work 5827.
Lest we forget: a locket on parole, retro, concept art, cinematic composition. Work 5520.
A carpeted melted porcelain doll, ice sculpture, under review, pinpricks of light. Work 5504.
Memorial portrait of postmodern 80s fashion, ministry-grade, complementary colours. Work 4517.
A renaissance portrait of a crow with a signet ring, chiaroscuro. Work 4396.
A brownie-uniform malachite red sprite, Hawaiian feather cloak, something under the floor, centred composition. Work 4274.
A tattoo of a motto in a made up alphabet, studio portrait, hard light. Work 4259.
A bauble made of cat show judge, lolly-stick, Zelda top-down map, colour negative film. Work 4072.
A lotus seed head as a widow in Napoleonic France, Gwen John portrait, scrap metal, nebula glow. Work 4004.
A renaissance portrait of a swan as a bride, oil on canvas, pearls. Work 3961.
Granny square crochet of a tulip auction at the Dragon Boat Festival, black and white. Work 3950.