on dreaming the impossible

TITLE: who do you think you are?

when i look at this painting, i think someone must have just asked this little lady, "who do you think you are?" her look back holds all of the strength and determination of someone on a journey where nothing can stand in their way!

TITLE: who do you think you are?

this painting came about on a windy night after i'd covered up the canvas (what felt like) a thousand times! but from the start, i had her eyes. that doesn't often happen, usually i find the background and the rest of a character's body first. but with just a quick sketch, i was drawn to painting in her eyes. 

to me, they are so powerful, and i thought she needed a powerful crown around her head to match. so at first, she got these giant peacock feathers, which were quite nice, but totally overdone for the painting. i decided to keep her simple and painted over the peacock-look with white and then a thin layer of light blue. 

i added a few sheets of origami paper, some black india ink for the tree and shadows, then melted a thin coat of beeswax over the top to give this painting a matte finish. it really feels like a moment stuck in time-like a creature fossilized in amber. and it's a painting that's meant to inspire whoever sees it to remember, just WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

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ps. i've been busy giving my studio a makeover! photos and the story of this bit of a revival coming on WEDNESDAY!

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