"Family" HE Canvas

Story Behind the Painting

'Family' is a very personal piece to Terry Bradley.

Terry very often uses a female character as a way of masking a self-portrait, especially when it alludes to his most personal and intimate thoughts.

This woman is groomed and beautiful, her make up is flawless and she is ready to face the world with her rings and earrings in place. However, she has also been crying, with streaked mascara running down her cheeks.

In this drawing the model is thoughtful and looking down and back in time. Terry grew up in Belfast in the height of the Troubles and was very much kept at home and sheltered by his mother. The youngest of four children, his mother kept him at home and away from social situations as part of her own shyness, and he grew up drawing and dreaming in his room

The other tattoos also have significance: ‘Life’, ‘Breathe’ and ‘Hope’ are all words he associates with his past and family upbringing.

Edition 1 of 1

A hand-embellished canvas is a unique 1 of 1 original piece.
Editions are produced from a limited number. Once limited editions are sold out, they will never be reproduced and will only be available as hand-embellished canvases.

Description

Our canvas prints are high-quality giclee prints produced on artists' canvas and are signed by the artist himself. Each canvas is given a unique number from the limited edition produced from the original. Every canvas print comes with a certificate of authenticity, also signed by the artist.

Hand-Embellishment

Once printed, hand-embellished orders are taken by the artist back to his studio where he personalises each one using either paint, pencil, or pen. He adds colour or detail that is unique to your piece making them an original, one-off piece. These pieces are numbered 1/1 and also come with a certificate of authenticity.

Dimensions

* Dimensions are estimates based on the size of the printed image and the typical size of the standard frames we use. For a custom-sized piece, please contact our Bangor gallery.

Shipping & Collections

 
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