Between approximately Feb and May 2023 I worked on this series of portraits of my daughter Hazel.

Hazel passed away in 2019

A primarily monotone painting of a Hazel, wearing a scarf and a dark top, superimposed onto a body of field with a forest in the background.
Portrait of a Hazel wearing a yellow top, sitting pensively, engaging the viewer, against a deep violet background.
A colourful painting of Hazel with exaggeratedly blonde hair and a green/pink scarf, superimposed onto a background of a slightly uncanny landscape with a blue sky and abstract swirling patterns.
A stylized portrait painting of a Hazel with short blue hair and bright makeup, set against a dark green background. She engages us with a piercing look
Portrait of a Hazel with short blonde hair, holding a sheet of red acetate. The portrait has a vibrant, textured background in shades of blue and green, rendered with expressive brushstrokes. The light projecting through the tinted acetate casts a be
Hazel is holding tinted turquoise acetate which partially colours her face
Harmoniously coloured painting of a Hazel wearing a black and green top, with her hand on her chin also holding orange tinted acetate. She engages us directly
Colourful painting of a Hazel in vibrant blue tones, with meadow flowers gently filtering through her fingers, set against a dark ultramarine, starry background.
A portrait of a Hazel wearing a blue patterned scarf and a dark top with decorative plant motifs, against a peach-coloured background with dotted and abstract patterns radiating from her.