WHITE BOWL WITH LEMON Size:297 square All RHA personnel were mounted

All RHA personnel were mounted

Painted in naive style

from an original painting by John Wheeler

In April 1812 this shortage of engineer soldiers was tackled by restructuring the Royal Military Artificers as the Sappers and Miners (given Royal status as the Royal Sappers and Miners from 1813)

WHITE BOWL WITH LEMON Size:297 square All RHA personnel were mountedOne of a series of delightful still life's by John Wheeler. The simplicity of these compositions with their limited colour palette and bold geometric shape is reminiscent of William Scott's St Ives paintings Originally a photo realist, John now devotes his creative energy into a more emotive, expressive form of mark making which resonates with the character and individuality of his subjects. His work is an eclectic amalgam of early Hockney blended