Geisha 3 North East Scotland The 'cheeky’ face on the

The 'cheeky’ face on the mug in this little arrangement seems to affect everything else in the painting

still settling into the surrounding landscape

Casares is one of those places where the houses seem to climb and gather across the hillside

it prompted me to look again at the language of his work: the crowns

around that time of year

Geisha 3 North East Scotland The 'cheeky’ face on the20 x 20 cm This series of Geisha paintings began by chance, rediscovered while leafing through an old book during an attempted clear out. Inspired by the late Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro, the work quietly echoes the mood and sensitivity of his prints. Its less about costume or exoticism, and more about presence. About surface and pattern. About the fragile balance between stillness and performance the pause between moments