Figure 19 (left) Trapped, pencil and coloured pencils on grey sugar paper, 42 × 59 cm.
(far left) Preparatory studies. Initial exploration inspired by Egon Schiele and development of the pose.
Figure 20 (above) A Terrible Beauty, acrylic and oil pastel on acrylic paper, 30 × 42 cm. Preparatory studies (left, top to bottom) Initial exploration inspired by Francis Bacon and Surrealism; Studies in distortion and Oskar Kokoschka’s expressionist colour and style; Exploring the Op Art style of Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley.