Margaret Thatcher

Wanting to continue to paint currently talked about figures, I thought painting Margaret Thatcher would be a good next step. The reason behind painting her on the back of my canvas as opposed to the front is because of the controversial that had surrounded the former prime minister while she was alive. For many people she is a hated figure who created more problems than solutions. So whether she deserved to be painting on a canvas is highly debatable. But by painting her face on the back it's almost like she doesn't exist or matter, which could represent the way many people feel about her.

Yet she has still been immortalised with paint, and although controversial, she did indeed cause change in society. So even though it's not noticeable like the portrait, things have been influentially changed because of her.