Title: Lost in translation

Media: Watercolour and pencil on paper

Size: 32 x 40 cm

About the work: This drawing came from a fascination with odd phrase book examples like “My Postillion has been struck by lightning”. In a typical street scene of mine the characters and animals are speaking in different languages and both failing and succeeding in communicating.

Bio: Chris Orr was born in 1943. A graduate of the Royal College he was made Professor of Printmaking at the Royal College of Art 1998. He was elected Royal Academician 1995 and served as Treasurer 2014 -2018. His work is in many public and private collections. Lives and works in London.