I spent friday with a team of 11 /12 year olds at the University of Dundee as they presented their project to a group of visitors and judges (we won a prize). The event was held in one of the newest buildings of the campus which, along with every other part of the university, had several paintings hung along the walls. This painting really appealed to me, it caught my attention immediately we entered the building. No one there seemed to know any thing about it but I strongly suspect it's by a past or present student of Duncan and Jordanstone College of Art (part of the University). We were in a huge double height gallery and this painting was hung very high, much too far away to get a good look and absolutely no chance of getting up close. I estimated the size to be about 6 ft x 8 ft (aprox 2 mts x 3 mts). This is the best shot I could get but my zoom isn't very good and there was no way of getting any closer.
To me, this is very typically a student life study but, an exceptionally good one. I longed to get up close and inspect the detail, no chance of that. The red headscarf sets off the blues and greys perfectly, the detail on the hands is especially good and the profile is striking to say the least. Now I'm on a mission to find out who painted it what if any thing else they have produced. First thing tomorrow I shall be emailing the curator of the university and asking for details.
