OracleFox

Painting the delicate folds of a concertina napkin has turned into a quiet kind of meditation for me, where the hours slip away without much notice ☁️

But I’m curious, what would you have the patience to sit with something this long, to watch it take shape?

“A Quiet Balance” grew out of small, familiar rituals .. setting the table, lining up plates just right, the quiet anticipation before a meal begins. As a child, those moments felt simple, but looking back, they carried a kind of stillness and care that stayed with me.

I was also thinking about Dutch still life paintings, their calm, their attention to everyday objects, and the way they turn ordinary scenes into something almost meditative. I wanted to bring that feeling into something more personal, something remembered rather than observed.

A stack of plates, a folded napkin, a single egg, everything held in a quiet pause.
A balance between past and present, order and softness, memory and form.

‘A Quiet Balance’ oil on canvas : 45cm x 55cm - now SOLD