Q: Do the figures go on to play different roles in different paintings or are their characters recurring?

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"His Mortal Enemy Was Poised Ready to Strike," soft pastel on sandpaper

“His Mortal Enemy Was Poised Ready to Strike,” soft pastel on sandpaper

A: The dolls and other objects play different roles in each painting and I paint them differently to reflect this. If you take one figure and follow it through the series, you’ll notice that it evolves quite a bit. I continue to think of each figure as an actor in a repertory company.

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Posted on August 7, 2012, in 2012, Creative Process, Domestic Threats, Inspiration, Pastel Painting and tagged , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.

  1. Diana | August 10, 2012 at 7:50 am

    I love that you think of the dolls as actors, and I have done something similar. Your pastel work is a joy to me.

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