Library Study LXX art00198088 Hyde sketches two whimsical figures

Hyde sketches two whimsical figures seated on either end of a prominently placed heart

Framed tastefully in distressed silver and gold scoop

With a career that has garnered international acclaim

while the sweeping brushstrokes and loose splashes of color convey a sense of movement and life

Library Study LXX art00198088 Hyde sketches two whimsical figuresSize: 16 x 21 in. Library Study LXX is a 12" x 17" mixed media work that distils The Connor Brothers signature blend of wit, melancholy and subversion into a compact, carefully composed bookshelf. The piece depicts a row of mock Penguin style paperbacks, their muted greys shifting into soft purples, as though emotion itself is being charted tonally across the spines. Each title is a bite sized dose of dark humour and existential reflection: Hope? Cant