A Gerald Shepherd Work In A Manfred Wing Style: Improvisation At June’s Two

There were no more improvisations at June’s after this work.

 

Improvisation At Junes Two

A Gerald Shepherd Work In A Manfred Wing Style: Improvisation At June’s One (1995)

The free improvisational painting style I started in 1975 when I was Manfred Wing is probably the most fun to do.  I have returned to it occasionally over the years, either as myself or as him.  Mine are usually more complex and intricate and I steer clear of the hippie themes Manfred Wing has a penchant for!

This was painted in the flat of the lady who was later to become my wife – apparently I got paint on the carpet and furnishings (not to mention the dog and telephone!)!  It is probably best to start off how you will probably go on!!

Improvisation At June’s One

A Fragment From A Very Early Drawing/Painting

In the late Seventies I experimented with pictures that could be viewed from each side and/or had interchangeable sections which were bolted together.  This is one of those sections – I am not sure where the others are.  Like the last post it was originally done in pencil.

Untitled

Early Drawing/Painting (circa 1977-): Prophetic Rose

This is yet another work which was originally a drawing which I subsequently painted over.  The imagery is a combination of spontaneous symbols and ideas for other art works and art forms.  It can be seen as a picture in its own right or as instructions for the creation of others.

Prophetic Rose Revised

Photographic Sequence: An Introduction To My Collection Of Tree Bottoms (Colloquially Tree Bums)

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Photographic Sequence: An Introduction To My Traffic Cone Collection

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Set Of Six Extremely Early Drawings

Five Drawings

These five drawings are relatively large and  complex coloured pencil works in a book of otherwise simple oil pastels.

Anti-Art Paintings 1977-1978

After becoming disillusioned with oil painting in 1976 most of my visual art output was in the form of sketchbook drawings.  However I did do a series of deliberately rough mixed media (pastel, gouache, watercolour and acrylic) paintings , derived originally from some of the aforementioned drawings.  They are essentially a merging of the anti-art style of Simon King with the painterly interests of Manfred Wing.

 

Fashion Model In Thought

Fashion Model In Upside Down Landscape

Fashion Model In A Parasol

Fashion Model Before A Window

Fashion Model In Shadow

Fashion Model In A Sun Hat

Paintings: People Under Microscopes

These rather tongue in cheek oil paintings are derived from a single work I did in 1976 and subsequently painted over.

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Christ Under A Microscope

 

Epic Under A Microscope

 

God Under A Microscope

 

Portrait Under A Microscope