Enjoying a phase of working on black surfaces I looked through some old photos for a stimulus and came across a number of pictures of swans I’d taken on various days out.  I love swans.  They are so serene.  Although I had numerous to choose from, the photo I used as a stimulus was actually taken by the love of my life – he is a far better photographer than I will ever be.  He often presents me with little gifts of quality pictures he has secretly taken whilst watching me snap away in a desperate attempt to take home a reminder of the view.  Grace is so named simply because she is graceful.  My favourite part of this painting is not, surprisingly, the reflection but the tiny portion of webbed foot peaking through the water.