Edward Povey
2009 - 2010
Oil on linen
28 x 24 inches
Signed and dated lower left
In the artist's own collection
THE VESTRY was a further breakthrough, following deeper in the learning accomplished in PRIVATE COURTYARD, in which “tonal foundations” were emphasized to create strength. But here a more fluid approach to the tonal undercoat of the painting was employed, more fluid than any under-painting method ever used in the career of Edward Povey.