* RACHEL HOWARD (B. 1969) 'Black Dog'

signed lower left, limited edition giclee print (un-numbered), 42cm x 29.5cm (unframed)

Sometime assistant to Damien Hirst, Rachel Howard is known for her deeply expressive paintings of figures that seem to be made of shadows. Howard's signature style is achieved by applying paint to the canvas and allowing to run downward, using a brush to form haunting images, both representational and abstract, amid the resulting striations and haze. Her preferred material is house paint; as it separates it creates a layer of varnish that lends her work its seductive high gloss