Douglas John and Ms. Smith, from "Femfolio"

Sylvia Sleigh was a British painter known for her realist portraits and figurative works, particularly her depictions of the male nude that inverted the conventional male gaze of art history. Working primarily in oil paint, she developed a distinctive approach to representing the human form with psychological depth and formal clarity. Her practice engaged directly with questions of gender, viewership, and the politics of representation in painting.

Llandudno, UK