Lynn Savery

"This painting of Eloise and Charles is a painting about friendship, one of life’s greatest graces. Friendship, writes Simone Weil, ‘cannot be separated from reality any more than the beautiful. It is a miracle, like the beautiful. And, the miracle consists simply in the fact that it exists.’ Eloise and Charles formed a deep bond while working together and although Charles moved away, they remain bound by the thread of friendship and have supported one another through the most trying times of flood and the death of a child. This work celebrates their vibrant, rebellious spirits and the gift of friendship", says Lynn Savery of this work.

Savery’s paintings possess a strong sense of style and carry layers of mystery and introspection. Her subject matter seamlessly melds into stories in which every detail is attended to. Constantly inventing distinct mise-en-scenes in her head and drawing on historical references, Savery aims to translate the past into contemporary renditions of romanticism.