Background

This long running project began in 2017 for the awesome E17 Art Trail in Walthamstow when the theme for the year was STEAM – STEM subjects and Art. So I decided to do 45 icons of women in science which included 4 sci-fi authors and 3 fictional characters. Also included were some of the female animals who have contributed to science often at the expense of their lives. Sadly I have not had time to do an icon of Nadezhda the cockroach yet who has the huge distinction of being the first creature from Earth to give birth in space!  In 2018 and 2019 I continued the icon representation but branched out into other professions such as performance, aviation and sport. For most of the icons I represent the women before they were well known as I like the idea of seeing these incredible women on the cusp of their discoveries and professions. Some you will know whilst some you may well be discovering for the first time, but each of them merits her iconic status; I hope you enjoy looking at and reading about these women who changed the world. As all of these women are or deserve to be iconic figures I have depicted them in quite a traditional iconographic style including symbols of their works and gilding.

Icons not marked as SOLD are still available.

If you would like an icon who is not represented here or indeed of anyone you fancy please let me know and I’ll see what I can do. If you would like to commission one, the info is below:

General Information:

Size: 5 x 7in

Media: Acrylic paint, pencil, imitation gold/silver leaf and accessories on canvas – not framed

2024 cost: £80 for the 5 x 7in size

Rules:

Must be a female subject

Must be one that I have not done before – no repeats! There may be a loophole regarding performers –  i.e. could you do Darryl Hannah in Splash as well as her character Pris in Blade Runner? Feel free to contact me if you see possibilities!