Stephen Allwood, 'Landscape with Bread, oil on canvas, 910mm x 1520mm
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Stephen Allwood, 'Baking 2', oil on canvas, 400mm x 550mm
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Stephen Allwood, 'Hot cross buns', oil on canvas, 550mm x 650mm
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Stephen Allwood, 'End of the Day', oil on canvas, 650mm x 900mm
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Stephen Allwood, 'Baking 1', oil on. Canvas, 400mm x 550mm
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Artist Statement:
My work has recently focused on things around me. We bought the Martinborough Bakery nearly 4 years ago and I have been particularly intrigued by bread, the process of baking and the environment of the bakery.
These paintings are about the life of bread - the feel, texture, even the smell of bread and pastries. I want the paint to convey these sensations, but also at the same time, have the viewer never forgetting that what they are looking at is always just paint. This dichotomy, I hope, gives the paintings a tension between memory and reality.
Artist Statement:
My work has recently focused on things around me. We bought the Martinborough Bakery nearly 4 years ago and I have been particularly intrigued by bread, the process of baking and the environment of the bakery.
These paintings are about the life of bread - the feel, texture, even the smell of bread and pastries. I want the paint to convey these sensations, but also at the same time, have the viewer never forgetting that what they are looking at is always just paint. This dichotomy, I hope, gives the paintings a tension between memory and reality.
