"St Lukes", Oil on Canvas 1999 75 cm x 117 cm
This painting was inspired by an illustration by Augustus Pugin called "St Luke's Hospital" which appeared in Ackerman's Microcosm Of London of 1809 (below). I doubt if the ceilings were as high as depicted in the illustration, it was probably done to enhance the alienation or otherworldliness of the scene - which is what attracted me to it. The sky in this painting happened by accident in the under painting and I decided to work with it through to finality.
