Last year I fell into conversation with the owner of a shoe shop about her frustation with politicians.

‘I shout at the TV’ she said, ‘but they don’t hear me.’

As world conflicts began and wars raged, I found the image of a silent impotent scream coming back to me. I wanted to explore (and exorcise) my frustation and sense of futility in protesting against current events. Perhaps something personal was also in the mix, but I wasn’t conscious of it at the time.

I decided to paint it as a self portrait in an earthy squat of defiance! The outfit - a dressing gown, the costume of inactivity and staying stuck in one place. The pixelated background began to take over the portrait, seeming to spar with her and ultimately win.

‘I shout at the TV” oil on canvas 90 x 120cm

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