This is another work on paper. A small, colourful original painting. Its starting point was Pegasus (the mythical winged-horse) from an orange and black Greek vase. I over-painted with a very chilled-out lady. I’d been on holiday and sketching people lounging and chatting around a pool. I feel like this lady is also lounging but she’s waiting for something to happen. The under-layer of horse and wings, where left to read through or over-painted but still visible as texture, give a sense of movement. The lady is relaxed but alert and ready to fly off on an adventure.

Catherine Pring

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As with most artists, I paint about the human condition. I paint things that have impact for me and that I hope other people can relate to, connect with. I often use myths and legends as a starting point for my paintings but I work unconsciously so I can veer off at a tangent or change course completely. Making art is a bit like dreaming for me. I let things suggest themselves and go with it. If I don't love the 'finished' painting, I spin the canvas and start again. The previous painting becomes an under-layer. A hidden or partially hidden part of the painting's history. Each canvas tells a story in itself but sometimes canvases have their own story of evolution as well, their own journey, just as we do. It's a very playful process, it's fun - but it's serious fun.