The Ultimate Alphabet: The Letter P by Mike Wilks – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (Pomegranate)

A painter in a blue jumper sits in profile at his easel working on a half-finished panda, in a studio hung wall to wall with framed pictures: pugs, penguins, pigs, a parrot, a pier, butterflies, a shoal of fish. A propeller hangs under the skylight, and the floor is strewn with a pineapple, a patchwork quilt, a grey Persian cat, a padlock and a protractor. Mike Wilks called it a picture of pictures.

The pale grey walls between the frames are the flat, awkward stretch; each painting has its own palette, so the gallery itself assembles quickly. Finished size 68.6 x 50.8cm.