Oil on archival board
Image size: 15x10cm
Frame size: 16.5x11.5x3cm
2024
Framed, signed and dated
The Fabulist
In 2018 I had a surprise visit from one of my favourite living authors Michel Faber. Author of Crimson Petal and the White and Under the Skin et al...
He had made the visit specifically to introduce his hare Albrecht (named after the German 15th/16th century painter Albrecht Durer) to my hare featured in my drawing ‘Oblivion’.
I was struck how he held the golden hare and have toyed with painting this image for some time. I am so glad I did and I can now say with certainty he visited my stand and he was so touched by the painting, he took a photo of me holding the painting of him holding the hare. He will be in touch shortly with the photo...