Lucy Jones The Photographer, 2024

Lucy Jones is known for her striking, expressionistic self-portraits in which her figure is often depicted frontally, or in an unusual relation to the space of the canvas. The environment surrounding the subject is rarely referenced, in favour of rich, coloured backgrounds against which her figure fluctuates, sometimes with the addition of written words and abstract grids.

In this painting we see a different angle: the artist is seen through the lens of the titular Photographer whose presence is made known by the silhouette in the background. The hanging clothes in the foreground give a sense of the space, while Lucy Jones is captured looking away from the viewer. The painting presents a candid, photography-like glimpse into the artist’s studio.