Oil on Panel - 16”x20” - (25” x 21” Framed)

The Queen of Hearts

She made some tarts

All on a Summer’s Day…

Inspired by Waterhouse’s painting “Cleopatra” this painting celebrates the Queen of Hearts and her moment of quiet contemplation - “Who Stole My Tarts?”

This intense and thoughtful moment of sweet vengeance is captured in red, white and black with accents of royal green and gold. The thick impastoed lead white is layered in the portrait with expressive brushwork to create subtle textures in the Queen’s expression.

This portrait was started from life and completed in the studio.

This is one of many paintings in the artist’s autobiographical series entitled “Alex in Wonderland”.