Library Study LXX art00198088 'Hope' challenges us to ponder

'Hope' challenges us to ponder over what lies beyond conventional sight

Framed tastefully in distressed silver and gold scoop

Hyde sketches two whimsical figures seated on either end of a prominently placed heart

This personal touch makes Alan’s work uniquely resonant

Library Study LXX art00198088 'Hope' challenges us to ponderSize: 16 x 21 in. Library Study LXX is a 12" x 17" mixed media work that distils The Connor Brothers signature blend of wit, melancholy and subversion into a compact, carefully composed bookshelf. The piece depicts a row of mock Penguin style paperbacks, their muted greys shifting into soft purples, as though emotion itself is being charted tonally across the spines. Each title is a bite sized dose of dark humour and existential reflection: Hope? Cant