Self Portrait with Easel by Craig Simpson

A self portrait, with the artist standing in the foreground in his front room. There are paint tubes on the floor, Craig’s signature Brown Betty teapot (which he has included in a number of previous paintings), the fires lit and there’s a partially hidden figure behind the canvas on the easel. Craig’s interest in light, especially manufactured, is successfully executed in this painting with the muted light from a 1930s flycatcher shade which creates a warm glow and is being reflected onto his palette.