Guardian
This is one of several statues on the facade of St Andrews House, a 1930s government building in Edinburgh. This particular figure represents Government's interest in fisheries. What attracted me was the light, coming from the top left and falling on the head and the deck of the trawler in the figure's hands. I began with something I've never done before, an underpainting in yellow and orange, which felt very liberating. Encouraged by this, I simplified the background, took radical liberties with the colour scheme and let wet paint dribble down the paper, trying to create a semi-abstract effect.
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