Paintings Category
Period
Posted on March 23, 2010 2 Comments
I painted this one over an older painting. I know, you should never ever do that but I did and felt much better after I did it. Only a fraction of the original painting shows through and that’s the figure you see sitting in the pillow. I was never happy with the original painting. It […]
Snow White Before the Apple
Posted on February 8, 2010 3 Comments
I painted Snow White Before the Apple about a year ago. I enjoyed working on it and absolutely loved it when it was done. It also looked absolutely lovely in my home and again, I was sad to part with it.
Forty-Eight Women, a Kitten & Pele|Part One|The Aunties With Their Shirts
Posted on February 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
This collection started with a painting I had done much earlier and stored away. It amazed me how much my style evolved the more paintings I did in this series. When I went back to the one that inspired the rest, I was shocked at how different it looked from its sisters. Nonetheless, I included […]
Goodbye, Ophelia
Posted on February 1, 2010 4 Comments
It’s been a bittersweet week of hellos and goodbyes. First Um Kulthum and now Ophelia. I didn’t have much time with Um Kulthum so the farewell wasn’t so bad. This one, however. She’s been with me for a year now. Her space feels so empty already. On the other hand, she will be in a […]
Um Kulthum Hello & Goodbye Night
Posted on January 31, 2010 4 Comments
Last Friday I had some friends over to see Um Kulthum. This was very important to me because I felt that people had to see her in real life before she went to her new home (where I’m sure she’ll get further exposure). It was a lovely night and I feel a special connection with […]
Um Kulthum & Me
Posted on January 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
In every painting I do, there is a process of conception, initial implementation (or preliminary sketch), destruction, reconstruction, destruction (this particular cycle is unpredictable. Factors may include my emotions, events which may influence the progress of the painting, or just having a really good day and somehow clicking with my painting). Many times, the ‘completion’ […]
A New Painting: Lovelock
Posted on January 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
The lovers/friends/sisters have been joined by a third woman standing in the foreground. What is she doing there? I don’t know yet.
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