(c) Cooking

A robust figure tends to domestic labour, rendered with characteristic warmth and exaggeration of form. The composition combines figural and still-life elements—a human presence alongside utilitarian objects—executed in mixed medium with gestural brushwork. Earth tones dominate, enriched by touches of blue and ochre, creating an intimate, unidealized domestic moment. Claerhout’s approach to everyday subject matter reflects his decades observing the lived experience of communities in his pastoral work.