Sleep
A recurring theme in my work is the study of people in both public and private spaces. Sleep focuses on the most private of spaces: the conjugal bed. The missing partner is suggested by the imprint of a head on a pillow or disheveled bedclothes as a metaphor for lovemaking.
Sleep 1 - Neil Sleeping, 2013, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Sleep 2, 2012, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches
Sleep 7, 2012, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches
Sleep 5, 2012, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches