Wendy and her garden 1983-1993

I started painting Wendy's garden in 1984, 

the summer after we married

Also did sketches of inside of the house 

Where bits of the garden would find themselves indoors 

Wendy never really liked me drawing her 

Aberporth 1984 

London 1985 

Sometime in between

We went to Brixham, for her birthday in December 1992, just after Christmas and into the New Year 

She'd been ill but she wanted to go

These were the last drawings I did of her 

WENDY RYAN

 31.12.1945 - 13.03.1993 

Following Wendy's death in 1993

 I completed the following paintings 

The last one is a painted collage of items from Wendy's life, a photograph of her father, work passes and letters of good will from friends when she was ill.

It seemed a fitting conclusion to a series of portraits of a woman loved by many, including me.

all images © ted ryan 2012