Letter from London: Bringing It All Back Home

Photo by Dan Cook

To begin the latest of the artist’s new series of acrylic works, first she sets down a large sheet of thick white paper on the studio floor, ensuring that by securing the sides with tape properly it is perfectly flat, thereby avoiding too many small lakes of paint. Then she puts some music on, latterly American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan. Next, she looks at the colours in her pots, gets her brushes out, and fills some old take-out food containers with water. Then she begins the work in earnest...