Exhibition -

I named the show, "Oily Paintings" early on so that I wouldn't be tempted to use any medium other than oil paint. Normally, I switch from one medium to the next while making a series of works for a show (such as paintings to dolls to watercolours) but I knew that the combination of moods would work best with the deep colours and blending possibilities that oil paints can achieve. I also knew that the subject matter would include a lot of liquids and shadows and the name went well with that, too.