Recently I rediscovered this, rolled up and covered in dust, in my store-room: A painting of a High Priest. Based on an etching of a turbaned gentleman in Egypt, by the wonderful Mexican artist Francisco Zuniga (1912 – 1998), I abandoned it several years ago – possibly because I didn’t know how to deal with its directness. Zuniga’s etching is so striking and geometrically designed. I hope my version captures some of the dignity and strength in it. In any case I’m now reworking it, and aiming to finish it soon….(Oil on canvas, 46 x 38cm).
