284 x 160 mm. Purchase: The artist 1986 Funding support: Catherine Lewis and V & A
Number 8 of an edition of 20. On the same piece of paper as PR1408 and PR1407. The Prynu Dol Series are screenprints derived from abstract black-line illustrations for Kate Roberts' novel 'Prynu Dol a Storiau Eraill', first published in 1969 by Gwasg Gee of Denbigh. Each illustration accompanied the start of a chapter. The chapter this print illustrates describes an old man who becomes increasingly frustrated with a creature of habit named Will Dick who comes around uninvited every mealtime to engage in inane chatter. Will Dick is a parasite, who feeds off not only the old man's food but also his soul and strength. He is finally released from this bondage when Will Dick dies. Learning from his mistake, the old man turns reclusive and does not answer the door to anyone thereafter
Colour field abstract with irregular shapes. A large yellow shape floating against a turquoise background. The yellow shape contains areas of black, pink-grey, green, orange. The latter two have a bubbled texture to the yellow ink. On the right margin are thirteen seaweed-like shapes extending into the turquose background. Some of these extend beyond the right margin. The turquoise background was printed last. Printed in black, cadmium yellow, pink-grey and turquoise. The image is part of a triptych
