She had been contemplating a life-size painting of a stag for some time -in her part of the world, deer are a regular feature in the rolling landscape of West Dorset and East Devon. When the news of the demise of the Exmoor Emperor broke, Christine knew immediately that she HAD to paint him.
She had to wait for the custom made canvas but ever since it arrived, she has been working frenetically to capture the creature’s majesty and presence. The painting owes nothing to the Landseer legacy. It has a raw energy which will stop the viewer in his tracks. Indeed, the viewer should feel themselves to be in the stag’s presence, held by his imperious gaze.
This is a trophy painting , satisfying the spirit of the hunter.
Now the Emperor needs a home. Christine is moving her studio back to her house and The Emperor simply won’t fit! Photo cannot do it justice..loads of glorious painterly texture.



It may be just me, but I can't see the picture. (ie literally, it won't load).
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