Colin Compared by Dick Frizzell

Dick told us he was thinking about painting a gouache portrait of Colin to thank Peter Simpson for his “brilliant” McCahon book. “I was inspired by the Theo Schoon photo of Colin on the verandah next to his fabulous painting of the Virgin Mary compared to a jug of pure water etc (one of my favourites).Then I thought… I reckon that that’d make a great print!It’s meant to reflect that painting… of the virgin etc hence the close, dark colour scheme especially in the skin tones ! Old school!!”