Original Piece: Oil and mixed media on Perspex and board, 2020
From the book Unveiled. In the Bible, Athaliah was a brutal and idolatrous queen. She murdered most of the royal family so that she would inherit the throne, and she was the only woman to rule over Judah. In this painting, I wanted to capture her energy, intensity and defiance. In Unveiled, my mum (Clare Hayns, author), couldn’t find anything good to say about her! But I always liked how the painting turned out – cool and mysterious.
Size: 8″ x 10″