Foregone series

The Foregone series consists of photographic portraits of the child figures that feature prominently in my earlier miniature work. Measuring just a few millimeters in height, each figure was hand-painted and then photographed in an enlarged format. The resulting photographs revealed detail that cannot be seen by the naked eye, such as paintbrush bristles embedded in the paint and mistakes that frequently appear in work at this scale. Coated in a patina of microscopic debris, the figures reveal the limitations and random nature of painting while evoking the tenderness and anxieties of childhood.