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Gordon’s solo shows were a fixture during the early years of P & H and we were touched and honoured that an artist so much in demand at the time allowed us to represent him south of the border

Medium details: Oil and pencil on paper and board

I love the little sneaky squeeze from behind

Inspired by my own little budgie Almondine who greets me every morning with those very words

This painting was exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1915

Weak at the knees reserved Gordon’s solo shows were aThe Age Tanned Collection I have used pages from a 1902 edition of Florence Marryats novel My Own Child. The quaint chapter titles and the gorgeous Rich Tea biscuit colour of the pages really helped forming the ideas for these little paintings. Oil pastel, acrylic paint and drawing ink on age tanned vintage book pages & UV protective museum glass