Bidspirit auction | Gordon Barker, Walking the Dogs

Gordon Barker, Walking the Dogs on the Coastal Path, Acrylic on Paper - This original work by Gordon Barker is a naive-style painting executed in acrylic or gouache on paper. The composition depicts a bustling coastal scene featuring a harbor filled with multiple stylized sailboats in a variety of vibrant colors including yellow, orange, blue, and red. In the middle ground, a green pasture is populated by numerous black-headed sheep and a traditional red British telephone box labeled TELEPHONE. The foreground shows three simplified figures walking three dogs along a gray coastal path. The background consists of rolling green hills under a light blue sky with seagulls. The painting is signed G. Banker in black paint in the lower right corner. The verso of the frame features the handwritten title WALKING THE DOGS ON THE COASTAL PATH in black marker on the brown paper backing. The artwork is presented in a contemporary black wooden frame with a white mat.