WallFlower
Oil on canvas, sealed yarn & burlap, vinyl, collage, silver leaf. From the "Difficult Women" ongoing series.
A lovely figure gazing back at the viewerâ¦.It is still one my favorite subjects for painting. In this case, instead of the full-length vertical I had been making so many of before this, I decided to go with a seated figure. âWallFlowerâ was painted at the same time as âHands In Lapâ of similar size and subject matter. The armless torso intensified my choice to remain simplifiedâ¦thus borrowing once again from the Venus de Milo statue.
I posed for this with a fluffy flower in my hairâ¦trying to make it ânot look like meâ because I only needed myself as a model for the placement of the eyes, etc. I decided the skirt area was too spacious, so like many other past works of that time, I filled the area with selected bits of collaged newsprint ....satisfying my appetite for a touch of abstract. Then, took a blade and cut a rectangle âwindowâ with the idea of filling it in with a paperdoll chain. Perfectâ¦almost too feminine, but who cares?
Our shy little lady ended up with a somewhat regal expression I think. She gazes forever out at the crowdâ¦
A lovely figure gazing back at the viewerâ¦.It is still one my favorite subjects for painting. In this case, instead of the full-length vertical I had been making so many of before this, I decided to go with a seated figure. âWallFlowerâ was painted at the same time as âHands In Lapâ of similar size and subject matter. The armless torso intensified my choice to remain simplifiedâ¦thus borrowing once again from the Venus de Milo statue.
I posed for this with a fluffy flower in my hairâ¦trying to make it ânot look like meâ because I only needed myself as a model for the placement of the eyes, etc. I decided the skirt area was too spacious, so like many other past works of that time, I filled the area with selected bits of collaged newsprint ....satisfying my appetite for a touch of abstract. Then, took a blade and cut a rectangle âwindowâ with the idea of filling it in with a paperdoll chain. Perfectâ¦almost too feminine, but who cares?
Our shy little lady ended up with a somewhat regal expression I think. She gazes forever out at the crowdâ¦