The spontaneous joy of movement links these contemporary artworks, happy moments
frozen in time. Whether children playing or adults dancing, single people or groups, all five of the following subjects depict smiling faces or animated limbs, their dynamic lines reflecting the innocent
pleasure of physical movement. Bright light, complementary colours, and the occasional
animal reinforce the feelings of freedom in a natural outdoor setting. Strong foreground
figures, caught mid-movement, provide compositional focus.

The link between the art works in this group is ‘movement’ in its many forms. We experience in the first painting the movement from outside to inside space. In the second, fourth and fifth art works we share the physicality of movement. The third art work provides the serenity of movement from war to peace.

Movement is a fundamentally human and joyful experience and these art works exhibit the intensity, contentment and ultimate ecstasy of movement.

A diverse range of images which use the features of light and colour in different genres and media to celebrate human endeavours and achievements. The following four artworks draw attention to and reflect different female life experiences. They are united through a sense of positivity, reflection and strength.