Performers by Mary Allan
"Performers with a pantomime horse"
48 inches high x 48 inches wide
Acrylic paint on canvas, painted in 1992
The idea came from Greek vase paintings
"Circus Performers"
60 inches high x 36 inches wide
Oil paint on canvas, painted in 1998
Part of a series of pictures based on "Hard Times" (Mr Sleary's Horsemanship) by Charles Dickens
"Winged Things"
36 inches high x 48 inches wide
Oil paint on canvas, painted 1993
Inspired by bird and animal costumes made from willow and paper which I made for a carnival
"Backstage - equestrian performers"
24 inches high x 36 inches wide
Oil paint on canvas, painted around 1999-2000
Part of a series of pictures inspired by "Hard Times" (Mr Sleary's Horsemanship) by Charles Dickens