_{“Admittedly I can’t help but feel a greater affinity with the imperfect than the perfect. Constructed perfection has its issues and so many fixed arguments. That said, most of this painting relates to a search for the perfect state on a small scale, an undersized utopian presence, intensified longing and anticipated perfection. This work took a long time to complete but I managed to put on the finishing touches over the last couple of months, (early 2020). The work is intricate and heavily layered but maintains an overriding sense of calm and determination.  ‘Sehnsucht’, the sense of thought and feeling about facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect  – paired with a yearning for ideal or lost circumstances – is a persistent motif in my practice. This could well be a most appropriate portrayal of new aspects and situations, that are being revealed in our times.”   Irene Hanenbergh June 2020}