Tracy Thursfield is a surrealist oil painter in the lineage of Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo and Ithell Colquhoun.
She is influenced by myth, magic, symbolism and all things contrary. Her style is traditional but with a very definite twist.
She also writes poetry that rhymes. Sometimes the words come first, sometimes the image. Either way she likes to conjure up stories in her paintings.
To find out more about the stories behind the paintings and the links with Surrealism explore the Series links below
THE Triptychs
Many of the paintings form a series of three linked works.
THE Tarot Series
The Tarot paintings and the ideas behind them have evolved over twenty years. They were painted in a variety of shapes and sizes just as were the sets produced for personal use by the members of the Golden Dawn. They are rooted in this tradition.
This series has evolved to include 22 cards of the Tarot.
THE Jigsaw panda SERIES
The Jigsaw Panda series started just before lockdown in 2020. I was inspired by the juxtaposition of three items on my bookshelf –a wooden Jigsaw Panda, a crow skull and a mushroom made by CircoGringo.
The Jigsaw Panda appears in a growing number of paintings.
THE Down the Rabbit Hole Series
The Rabbit Hole is another motif which appears in a growing number of paintings.