10:44 AMClaude responded: Florence Reekie: Preen presents intimate oil paintings exploring the construction of femininity in private, in-between moments of getting ready.Florence Reekie: Preen presents intimate oil paintings exploring the construction of femininity in private, in-between moments of getting ready. Rendered in delicate virtuosic layers recalling Renaissance portraiture and Dutch still life, the works depict silk, skin, and flower petals on deadstock fabrics sourced by the artist — their colors and textures absorbed into the paintings, visible seams tracing previous lives. For Reekie, preen evokes both instinctual animal grooming and human vanity: beauty not as a static state but as a choice, and the work one does in order to be seen.
