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There is a Hockney portrait painted in 1996 of a young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy. The man is on the left and the woman on the right. The woman is standing in front of the window and the man is seated on the chair. There is a table in front of the woman with a vase of flowers placed on it. Hockney chose this room because he liked the light. The man is wearing black pants, a blue shirt and a purple jacket and the woman is wearing a long black dress. I think she tried to hide her body in the painting because was pregnant at the time. Though this is the most famous painting of Mrs. Percy, she didn't really like it; she thought it made her look overweight. There is a large window in the middle of the painting. Traditionally, young couples are painted together but I think the window between them shows the distance in the relationship. I think Hockney knew their relationship was going nowhere. On the man's knee there is a cat, a symbol of infidelity which shows the distance in their relationship as well. The man has his foot on the rug, but Hockney had problems with this section; it was not painted well.
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