Flirting Again! Still Lifes a compositional view point that

a compositional view point that simply places you at the scene and a sense of the times that transports you to the period more effectively than any virtual reality gizmo

From the shop signs emerged the paintings

many of his oils were on the smaller scale and the majority depicting beautiful women he encountered in the Café Society around Brussels

an incredibly sophisticated use of colour and tone

Described as the ‘Grandfather of British illustration’ (thank you Chris Beetles) his economy of line was said to have modernised his trade and certainly influenced the next generation of cartoonists from Frank Reynolds to David Low

Flirting Again! Still Lifes a compositional view point thatMedium Details: Caplain gold & ink on paper This painting is at our Cecil Court gallery.