Summertime Sadness

"Summertime Sadness" is a captivating large oil painting. Figure standing in water, surrounded by trees and a starry night sky, evoking a sense of tranquility and melancholy.

Summertime Sadness

£5,450.00

Oil and enamel on two shaped canvases and OSB board, 2024

Size 170 x 188 cm

Previously selected for the inaugural exhibition “A Moveable Feast” at Hypha Curates HQ (2025). 

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This artwork contrasts the vitality of summer with an underlying sense of inner melancholy, shaped by disconnection from nature and the pressures of daily life. A season often associated with lightness and freedom is set against a more introspective emotional state.

Fragmented, angular forms merge the figure with its surroundings, creating a tension between isolation and connection. The work reflects on the relationship between emotional experience and the natural environment, capturing both the fleeting quality of summer and its deeper psychological resonance.