I’ve been dwelling a lot lately on the idea of being anchored, along with what it means to “belong to yourself” like Brene Brown talks about in her book, Braving the Wilderness. When this image first came into my mind, the woman was holding something in her hands. As it developed, though, I realized allContinue reading “anchored”
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copy of Woman in Black
This is my copy of Gabriele Munter’s painting, Woman in Black. Something that drew me to this piece was how there seemed to be a softness in the eyes, even though they’re kind of just blobs of black paint. I wanted to learn how Munter could capture something as refined as a soft look inContinue reading “copy of Woman in Black”
portrait in red and green
This is my interpretation of a portrait done by Gabriele Munter, one of my favorite painters. To imitate her style of painting on un-gessoed cardboard, I painted this on the un-gessoed back-side of hardboard. The texture is a little intense so next time I’ll try sanding the surface before painting. But other than that, IContinue reading “portrait in red and green”
the woman in the moon
This piece is an outgrowth of my “Unfinished Woman” drawing. I liked the circle within her hair as a geometric feature, but decided that the positioning wasn’t right to use it as a halo. So here I re-envisioned it as the moon. Pastel on hardboard, 7×10 inches.
adding a little color
I decided to add a little color to this drawing from my post “Unfinished Woman.” I used a blush brush to apply the color very lightly, and I think the finished product has kind of an illustrator’s feel to it. Pastel on paper, 7×10″
mind and heart 