Birth No.2, 1995, Charcoal on paper, 100 x 66 cm
Mother No.2, 1996, Charcoal, gouache, pastel and spray paint on paper, 152 x 121 cm
Mother No.23, 1996, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 152 x 115 cm
Mother No.24, 1996, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, shellac and pigment on paper, 152 x 123 cm
Mother No.26, 1996, Charcoal, gouache, pastel and shelac on paper, 152 x 115 cm
Mother No.27, 1996, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and translucent acrylic on paper, 152 x 115 cm
Mother No.36, 1996, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 202 x 115 cm
Mother No.38, 1996, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 202 x113 cm
Mother No.41, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 202 x 112 cm
Mother No.42, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel and spray paint on paper, 152 x 113 cm
Mother No.43, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 202 x 112 cm
Mother No.44, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 202 x 112 cm
Mother No.45, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 207 x 114 cm
Mother No.46, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 204 x 114 cm
Mother No.47, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 206 x114 cm
Mother No.48, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, shellac and spray paint on paper, 205 x 114 cm
Mother No.49, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 194 x 113 cm
Mother No.50, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 189 x 113 cm
Mother No.51, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 192 x 112 cm
Mother No.56, 1997, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, shellac and spray paint on paper, 206 x 114 cm
Mother No.58, 1998, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 144 x 84 cm
Mother No.59, 1998, Charcoal, gouache, pastel, spray paint and shellac on paper, 125 x 69 cm
Extract from a catalogue essay by Mary Rose Beaumont, May 1998
‘The miracle of a new life, a time for rejoicing, congratulations from friends and family. That is the acceptable face of childbirth. What is not seen and seldom referred to is the blood, sweat, toil and tears that have been expended in order that this miracle should come to pass. Only the woman and her helper, the midwife, and now frequently the father of the child, have participated in the long drawn out agony of labour and parturition. Jonathan Waller was present throughout the 37 hour labour of his wife Ruth before she gave birth to their daughter Eva four years ago, and the powerful emotions that he felt during this painful period have inspired him to make a series of works exclusively on the subject of birth.’
Some of these works and others in the series are for sale. Please contact me for details.