Retrospective Painting & Drawing
The recurrent theme in Kilfeather's art is the philosophical exploration of ethics, greed, power, ambition, jealousy and apathy. Counterbalanced with narratives of love, optimism and humour. Starkly and dramatically contrasting personal experiences inform the work. These experiences are the main source of inspiration for the expression of doubt and optimism in these paintings. Contact Des for further information and pricing information. Several paintings have Gallery Retail prices attached, contact Des.
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Jolly Sailor 
 The Jolly Sailor; obsolesence of the officer class. Socialist First Sea Lord presented with no in-equality insignia. Oil on canvas. 36 x 36 inches. Inspired by one of the Des Kilfeather photographs of Admiral Lord West in 2005. Shortlisted for National Open Art 2012 and featured on the NOA12 website. Refers to Alan West's role as Equerry to Queen Elizabeth juxtaposed with his Labour Party Membership and Labour Govt. participation...contradictions between 'equality and privilege?'

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med-res-ts-royalist-WY2T1673 
 Sea Cadet training tall ship TS Royalist. Free download via Flickr; for personal, non commercial use only.
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Tap, tap, tap. Oil on unprimed canvas. 40 x 30 inches.
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Waiting for the title. 72 x 24 inches. Oil, watercolour, press cuttings, transfer printing, 23.75 carat gold leaf, tarnishing copper leaf on gesso prepared board. 
 Keywords: princewilliam royal katemiddleton wedding rupertmurdoch sun pagethreegirl
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 Thinking woman VI, resolution.Oil, 23.75 carat gold leaf and tarnishing copper leaf on canvas. 40 x 30 inches approx. Original not for sale. Prints available.
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 Thinking woman VI, oil on canvas, work in progress. 40 x 30 inches approx. Original not for sale. Prints available.
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 In Love With a Damaged Canvas, Resolution. 36 x 36 inches. Oil, 23.75 carat gold leaf, tarnishing copper leaf on canvas. 
 Keywords: gold leaf copper fine art painting kilfeather dp des
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 In love with a damaged canvas. Oil on linen work in progress 36 x 36 inches. Original not for sale. Prints available.
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prints available. Its Bonkers. Oil, encaustic on tracing paper.
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 Study, West Dean, Colour and Liquid Form. Oil washes on tracing paper. 22 x 31 inches. Floated in box frame with perspex back.
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 The Walled Garden. Oil on gesso prepared board 740 x 490 mm approx.

Refers to Botticelli and the 12th C. Novgorod icon; Angel of the Golden Locks.
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Oil on unprepared wallpaper lining paper. Curious narrative. Philosophical top of list theory: people love most the painting which the creating artist dislikes most. A West Dean lecturer insisted that Des remove this painting from the dust bin. That painting was the very first of Des's to sell, just days after being rescued from the bin, achieving a very acceptable price. 
 Keywords: yellows blues reds purples square shaped blocked illustratiion
SOLD 1 400px Y2T7244 
 A Russian Affair or Most Muscovites Drink Wine. Oil on Linen 30 x 24 inches. Acknowledging: Christopher Baker, workshop West Dean.
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Study for a Russian Affair, Glass with red toned flowers. Oil on linen. 18 x 14 inches.
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Irish, the orange and the green. Study for a Russian Affair 3. Bottle on red orange toned background. 18 x 14 inches. Acknowledging: Christopher Baker, workshop, West Dean.
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Study for a Russian Affair 1. Glass with pink toned flowers. Oil on canvas. 18 x 14 inches.
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 I Love America, an exercise in polishing, pigmenting and gold leafing. Traditional Gesso prepared board, gold leave, pigments in WRM.
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Searching for Arethusa. Dry pigment on traditional gesso prepared board finished with beeswax. 12" x 14" est.
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Untitled study. Iron Gall Ink and Charcoal onto acrylic primed wall lining paper. 
 Keywords: naked woman semi abstract illustration painting drawing
SOLD 400px Y2T7229 
 Untitled. Indian ink on paper. A1 size.

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