Stories by Mary Allan
"Quietus"
48 inches diameter without hanging device
Oil paint on plywood, wood and rope for hanging
Painted in 1990, based on "The Ship of Death" by D H Lawrence
"Offerings"
42 inches high x 60 inches wide
Acrylic paint on canvas, painted in 1992
Inspired by the story of Abraham and his son Isacc
"The Sea"
48 inches high x 36 inches wide
Oil paint on canvas, painted around 1993
Based on the story of Theseus, his father Aegeus and the black-sailed ship
"Eve with Lucifer, after The Fall"
33 inches high x 48 inches wide
Oil paint on canvas stretched on a plywood support
Painted from "Paradise Lost" by John Milton
"Dream"
36 inches high x 48 inches wide
Oil paint on canvas, painted in 1989
The idea came from "The Thief" by Dylan Thomas
"Labyrinth"
48 inches high x 48 inches wide
Acrylic paint on canvas, painted in 1992
Based on a short story, "Thesee" by Andre Gide
"The Blind King"
42 inches high x 54 inches wide
Oil paint on canvas, painted around 1997
The painting is based on the play "Oedipus" by Sophocles
"Medea and the Golden Ram"
22 inches high x 30 inches wide
Gouache and crayon, painted in 2007
From the stories of "Jason and the Argonauts" in Greek Myths by Robert Graves