Another take on the still life, on this occasion the subject/object matter being a pair of miniature moulded plastic model football (soccer) players of a certain indefinable vintage (given the length of the shorts in relation to football fashions it could be anywhere between the 1950s and 1980s, with the neckline of the shirt suggesting the earlier end of this timescale), each scaled up by about 7:1 to fill a 35cm tall canvas - the models, indeed, are pictured beside the painting(s) on the easel to illustrate. It should be declared at this juncture that football probably takes up more head space than art in that particular Nick Hornbyesque 'Fever Pitch' manner that afflicts many, so to combine the two enduring passions is a treat indeed (although not a novel one, given previous football-themed projects that have been undertaken, as may be evidenced within the archives).
The hand-painted nature of the figures, specifically its less-than-refined finish, suggested a broad approach should be taken in the representation of, and the paintings proceeded accordingly to a point of resolution, although it's yet to be decided whether they're individuals or a companionable diptych.
'Red Footballer'
April 2018/oil on canvas/35cm x 25cm
'Blue Footballer'
April-May 2018/oil on canvas/35cm x 25cm
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