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Rosemary: a portrait that wouldn’t sit still
I set out to make a straightforward portrait of Rosemary but the figure rebelled, morphing into an abstract explosion on a hot pink background. This post explores the conversation I had with the painting and the Croydon humour behind it.

Karl Allen
Aug 29, 20251 min read


Holiding the baby
Today’s the second day of diving into this painting. I’ve been physically turning it around a lot, and that’s kind of letting it evolve....

Karl Allen
Aug 29, 20251 min read
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