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She is: explores my view of the women I paint. There is intimacy and beauty that comes with the women I paint by focusing solely on the expression. This series of paintings is to represent the women I have known and have yet to know by giving them a space to be shown stoically. These works show every day, young, aging, sisters, mothers, teachers, and friends that encompass who we are as women.
As I grew older there has come an appreciation for the people that surround me and that have influenced me in many ways. From my mother, who has continuously encouraged me to pursue the arts, some of my closest friends, and new people I met during this thesis process. Some are teachers, and new mothers and some have even gone through breast cancer. They are my biggest inspiration for my work I feel overcome with so much admiration as I paint each figure and learn more about them.
I use a red background to envelop the women in a color that symbolizes passion and strength. In my process, I focus on the likeness of the portrait capturing each detail of the person I paint. Large canvases create a life-size feeling as if you are staring directly into the person's eyes.
In my work “Kaitlynn” she stares directly at the viewer while she is holding her pregnant stomach. She is stoic and strong, she’s about to embark on a new journey but with power. The color red can symbolize many things, power, strength, womanhood, and courage which is how I hope to represent each woman.
She is: embodies each woman through my own eyes as the artist. It gives an understanding of what it is to be a woman and how I can accurately depict each person I paint
As I grew older there has come an appreciation for the people that surround me and that have influenced me in many ways. From my mother, who has continuously encouraged me to pursue the arts, some of my closest friends, and new people I met during this thesis process. Some are teachers, and new mothers and some have even gone through breast cancer. They are my biggest inspiration for my work I feel overcome with so much admiration as I paint each figure and learn more about them.
I use a red background to envelop the women in a color that symbolizes passion and strength. In my process, I focus on the likeness of the portrait capturing each detail of the person I paint. Large canvases create a life-size feeling as if you are staring directly into the person's eyes.
In my work “Kaitlynn” she stares directly at the viewer while she is holding her pregnant stomach. She is stoic and strong, she’s about to embark on a new journey but with power. The color red can symbolize many things, power, strength, womanhood, and courage which is how I hope to represent each woman.
She is: embodies each woman through my own eyes as the artist. It gives an understanding of what it is to be a woman and how I can accurately depict each person I paint