The Sanctuary 

Conroy Maddox likely painted 'The Sanctuary' using oils on canvas, a traditional choice for surrealist imagery like this. What's interesting here is the contrast between the smoothness of the paint application and the rough textures depicted: the stonework, the craggy rocks, the unkempt piles of branches. There's even an old-fashioned machine, rendered with care. It’s as if Maddox is asking us to consider different kinds of work - the labour of building, of quarrying, even of tending to a steam engine. These activities all stand in stark contrast to the figure with the bird-like head, who seems utterly alienated from any practical task. The painting juxtaposes the real with the unreal, inviting us to consider how labor and leisure, the natural and the artificial, shape our perceptions. Maddox is doing much more than just depicting a strange scene; he's challenging our assumptions about what art can represent, and how it relates to the world of work.