Tom and sofa, Upper Winchendon

photo: Malcolm Aslett

There are two main visual planes here, with the child flat on the floor and the upper part of the room appearing in a more regular perspective. Parts to the edges are painted in. Lots of squares and rectangles hold the picture together. The repeated toy duck is an indication of the cheating to get things to fit. There is a curious optical effect. Tom seems too big proportionally in relation to the sofa when seen as a whole but the eye has no difficulty moving from the face to the toys and slowly upwards piece by piece - which is close to how the eye actually experiences the scene in real life. One of my favourites. A happy boy on a Saturday morning.