The first painting in the Lemon Tree series depicts the artist’s mother standing in the front yard, her features softened and fading like a distant memory. With her face blurred, she becomes both specific and universal - a mirror for anyone looking at her - a figure through whom viewers may recognise echoes of their own family history.
The work captures the feeling of looking back at an old photograph of a parent, where the emotion remains vivid even as the details begin to slip away.
