Edward and Molly | 1990 | 63 of 75 Decorative was a common and playful

was a common and playful training ground for the more serious tasks encountered in the seal fishery

and vibrancy

Display: This painting is on a deep profile birch board with finished edges painted white

The composition pulls the viewer's eye from the foreground figures across the bridge toward Big Ben

A tall evergreen stands in the foreground on the left side of the composition

Edward and Molly | 1990 | 63 of 75 Decorative was a common and playfulAbout the Artwork Edward and Molly (1989) is an etching and aquatint with hand colouring by David Blackwood (19412022), depicting an intimate domestic moment between the artist's parents. The diptych composition shows two interior spaces: on the left, an oval framed photograph of family members rests against wallpaper patterned with hand coloured teal rosettes, while above it hangs what appears to be a framed print of Blackwood's own Fire Down on the