carey mortimer
tears of light
carey mortimer 7th – 24th may 2013
Carey’s work is individual, often ethereal and instantly recognisable. In essence her work is abstract, with the occasional familiar image, such as a cup, an egg, a shoal of fish, or a symbol or scripture of a time past. Sarah Macdonald-‐Brown
Page one: Epiphany (detail) egg tempera on gessoed panel, 18.5x15.5
Chair I egg tempera on gessoed cloth 20 x20"
Aurum oil/gold leaf on gessoed panel 24x24"
In Limbo egg tempera/lacquer on wood 23x23"
Sink or Swim egg tempera on gessoed cloth
14x17.5”
Pink Tea Bowl fresco-‐strappo
24.5x21”
Tentizzos oil on metal panel 13x13”
St Anthony tempted by a Heap of Gold II oil/gold on gessoed panel 19.5x9.5”
Ladies of the Sea fresco-‐stucco lucido 45.5x32.5”
Wish you were here egg tempera on panel 14x11”
Tentizzos II oil, shellac on sea chart, 45x29.5" 45x29.5”
Chair II egg tempera on gessoed cloth 20x20”
Pandora’s Box egg tempera on gessoed board 13x12”
The Breaking of the ancient western code oil, lacquer on paper 41x28”
Tears of Light egg tempera on gessoed cloth 38x28”
The Fava Eaters II egg tempera on gessoed cloth 28x38”
Palazzo di Uccelli fresco-‐auto staccante 23x20”
Comments from Carey Mortimer’s 2010 solo show:
“Enchanting dreaming effect on me, replenishing. Thank you.” “Exquisite as ever, a poet with the touch of an angel.”
If you would like further information on any of these works, please email enquiries@thackeraygallery.com carey mortimer THACKERAY GALLERY tears of light
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18 Thackeray Street, Kensington Square, London W8 5ET T: 020 7937 5883 www.thackeraygallery.com
7th-‐ 24th May 2013