2018 ONWARDS
These paintings are derived from what Bartlett describes as the ‘poetry of the everyday’ .The intimate and banal places that we live, work and exercise in and he elevates them to the grand scale canvases synonymous with works of the Old Masters. His liberated use of colour unbound to local hues and tones allows the work to transcend mere realist observations. Interiors are haunted by traces of previous activity and human presence and at times shadowy figures on the periphery.