In the mid-1980’s, Scott Prior turned to family and home as his primary inspiration. Working both from life and from posed photographs, Prior captures domestic intimacy - in this case the companionship between his wife, Nanny, and their dog, Rose. The artist has said that: “Nanny and Rose and the subsequent paintings… are very personal. To me they are like large snapshot photos, and as a collection they have become a memory album of my life. It has been my belief that the painted intimacies of ordinary life must be recorded and celebrated.”
