Q: In your paintings, we occasionally catch a glimpse of a blond-haired female whom I assume is you. Are you also playing a character or do you appear as yourself?
A: I am playing myself. I like to include myself in a painting now and then. I used to be a portrait artist and this is one way to keep up my technical skills. Beyond that when I’m in the painting it gives another level of reality to the scene depicted. I painted “No Cure for Insomnia” (above) at a time when I was having trouble sleeping. In it I imagined what people who didn’t know me personally, but who only knew my work, might think was keeping me up at night!
Posted on August 8, 2012, in 2012, Creative Process, Domestic Threats, Inspiration, Pastel Painting and tagged pastel painting, portrait artist, reality, self portrait. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Fascinating post. Love the autobiographical element and the richness of your process and storytelling.
Thank you, Cathy. And I have been enjoying politics4thepeople!