Painterly George

Here the icon is released into painting: the brushstroke open, the edge torn. The resin fixes the texture without smoothing it.

One subject lived through dozens of ways: rider, spear, serpent — each time in a different matter, from red ground to blue tile. A series about an image that survives any reworking and stays recognisable from across the room.

Loose brushwork, horse white on dark, red breaks.