*NICOLA BEALING (b. 1963) 'Puff Fish Shoal'

2012, signed dated and titled verso, oil on canvas, 102cm x 121.5cm (unframed on stretcher)

Note: A skilled draftsman and colourist, educated at Byam Shaw, and now living in Cornwall, Nicola Bealing’s painting often pokes fun at the viewer and the world. Under her humorous but unforgiving gaze, man and beast are often portrayed as slightly absurd, contributing to an effect which is intriguing and amusing but can be mildly unsettling.