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The Strawberry Thief

The Strawberry Thief

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The Strawberry Thief is an allegorical oil painting created in the wake of the passing of my dear friend’s husband — the moment when absence becomes fully visible.

A persistent and almost familiar blackbird in her garden that morning and a carefully half eaten strawberry in my vegetable patch became the conceptual foundation for a composition where abstract representation and symbolism were intentionally interwoven.

Muted strawberry leaves hold the painting like memory holds the beloved: colour withheld, presence still felt. A luminous sun glows behind the blackbird, a golden pulse of spirit and continuation. The field mouse — the true thief — slips into the story to remind us that not everything is what it first appears to be. Strawberries speak of sweetness, time, and the fleeting nature of what we cherish. And the blackbird stands as witness, guardian, companion in mourning — a visiting spirit in feathered form.

Though playful in its imagery, the painting carries an undercurrent: love continues, reshapes itself, and returns in unexpected forms.

Original Mediums: Oil on Canvas

Original Dimensions: 920mm x 920mm

 

 

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