Sprinkles or No Sprinkles?

Although I haven’t had an ice-cream from a van for many years, when I was a child they used to dip your Mr Whippy in a bowl of hundreds and thousands if you asked nicely. The sugar strands were such an exciting addition and the blue ones dripped their colours more than the rest. The vivid cobalt stripes looked like toothpaste and the sweet crunchiness elevated a vanilla icecream to new heights. Sprinkles or no sprinkles? It’s an important decision and not one to be taken lightly.

• Image size 40 x 30cm
• Framed size 61 x 51cm approximately
• Mixed media original using oil pastel, ink and sgraffito on board
• Beautifully presented in a bespoke solid wood frame. Carefully chosen by Sam and Frame Factory Brighton, with a substantial profile for a ‘vintage modern’ feel. Stained in subtle shades of dark brown, lightly distressed, waxed and buffed to a soft sheen with antique gold fillet. Glazed using UltraVue which is a crystal clear, virtually invisible glass offering 70% UV protection
• Photographed without signatures but all pieces are signed on the front (and dated on the back of the picture before framing for posterity!)