“Tiepolo Study V” 2014, 215cm x 400cm, acrylic on canvas
“Tiepolo Study IV” 2014, 150cm x 390cm, acrylic on paper
“Tiepolo Study III” 2014, 72cm x 211cm, acrylic on canvas
“Tiepolo Study I” 2013, 111cm x 154cm, acrylic and lead on paper
The Tiepolo Studies is a series of paintings inspired by Tiepolo’s monumental “The Madonna of Carmel and the Souls of Purgatory” 1721-1727 whose subject I transformed into salvation at sea by divine intervention, a recurring theme for me.