This thick lacerated chalky surface of the painting hold the sculptural form of the Mortars. The earliest mortars and pestles date back to around 35, 000 year B.C. I am entranced by the light and shadows that fall around their simplistic forms - how many days have laid their daylight upon these vessels, how many days have these objects seen past? Gesso and oil paint on board in antique painted frame. 121 x 74 cm.