Gallery 1

Waiting - Series of six.

This series of six paintings is about time and the concept of time in a child's mind. The concept of time to a young child is very different to that of an adult. For the child, time appears to pass at a snail's pace and as in this case allows much time for curiosity, impatience and naughtiness to ensue.

At this rehearsal session a small child waits behind a makeshift screen for her turn to step from behind and present her performance piece. Waiting - the minutes seem like hours, curiosity gets the better of patience - just one little peep, or two. Waiting patiently or impatiently is, in this case,  conducive to mischievousness. The temporary stage curtain is not up to this kind of treatment and soon departs from its moorings. One turn in the wrong direction leads to unavoidable entanglement. A young child aware of her misbehaviour can exit the scene extremely quickly.