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Nickie Carlyon, My Family

3 June – 23 June 2017

The Minder

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The Minder

acrylic on canvas
60 x 46cm £650

Apples for Tea

Nickie Carlyon
Apples for Tea

acrylic on canvas
60 x 80cm £850

Domestic Princess

Nickie Carlyon
Domestic Princess

acrylic on canvas
40 x 40cm £450

The Last Spring Flowers

Nickie Carlyon
The Last Spring Flowers

acrylic on board
38 x 38cm £395

Expectant Mothers

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Expectant Mothers

acrylic on canvas
46 x 60cm £650

Don’t be Shy

Nickie Carlyon
Don’t be Shy

acrylic on canvas
40 x 40cm £450

Off to Work

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Off to Work

acrylic on canvas
69 x 99cm £1200

My Best Friend

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My Best Friend

acrylic on canvas
50 x 60cm £695

Nanny

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Nanny

acrylic on canvas
60 x 46cm £650

Reluctant Pupil

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Reluctant Pupil

acrylic on canvas
60 x 46cm £650

My Family and Other Fish
“The inspiration for this series of paintings came from a group of photographs taken between 1920 – 29. They recorded the early days of my great grandparents smallholding on Vancover Island, British Columbia and the childhood idyll that my mother and her brother enjoyed before they came to England in 1933. My Mum, Elspeth remembers these days so clearly and has described and talked about the extraordinary life they had there. The photos were black & white and clearly showed a wonderful family bond, brother & sister, mother, daughter, working horses and adored pets. The paintings are my imaginings of the colour, textures and atmosphere. They are the place which did exist in the past but now live in a memory; intangible but recognisable.”
Nickie Carlyon

Cornwall Contemporary

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