Patrick Hayman British, 1915-1988
The Sailors Bride (Waiting by the Shore) , 1983
Oil on board
60 x 70 cm (including frame)
41 x 52 cm (excluding frame)
41 x 52 cm (excluding frame)
Signed lower right, titled & dated verso
'The artist waits for inspiration which is like a beam of moonlight. He/she is like a bride waiting for her sailor husband back from the sea. They can be inspired...
"The artist waits for inspiration which is like a beam of moonlight. He/she is like a bride waiting for her sailor husband back from the sea. They can be inspired by the art of the past (Alfred Wallis) and they bring to the task their own particular psychological make-up. There is always the shark of distraction to lure them away."