Neck Pain series

Neck Pain 3

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Same story, but this was the last one I did before the operation on my neck. I decided to make the pain more imposing. The first one is a square, the second one is more of an oblong, and the third one is about how much neck is in the photograph, how much shoulders — the size of it. That was part of what was going on there. It was me, because the pain was still there, I went back to painting it as I felt pain. Third of three.

About the frames: my frames are mostly second-hand, rescued from charity shops and sometimes the rubbish pile. Small scratches, scuffs, fading and light damage are intentional: a nod to the past, and to the millions of images people have chosen to display in their homes to communicate who they are. The recycling may show. That's part of what makes each piece an original, and part of the story. Small print