Rebecca Davy: Griselda, the Rabbit Bride, 30cmsx40cms, Oil on canvas

Monday 15 February 2010

Griselda, the Rabbit Bride, 30cmsx40cms, Oil on canvas

From now on I'm giving my figurines names. "The Rabbit's Bride" is a short story by the Brothers Grimm about how a rabbit tried to force a maiden to be his bride, only for her to trick him and run away. I thought the name Griselda suited her, though in other folklore it's associated with being a faithful wife.

'Gingerbread House' Paintings

The gingerbread house paintings are a continuation of my previous paintings, predominantly of sweets and candies. I saw these bright sticky things as a metaphor for paint and painting.

The Hansel and Gretel story is also an initial inspiration, but as I've worked on this series, I've discovered what I want to do is create my own landscapes with these objects, and make scenes that show the process of time as things dissolve and melt away. My hope is that they combine ideas of landscape painting with those of still life.