Deciding on a focus for my 52 WEEKS project proved challenging, but my daughter's gentle encouragement to return to portrait painting resonated with me. It was through portraiture that I was accepted into art college many years ago, so I embraced the challenge, treating it with the same lightness as my previous wildflower and animal series.
Choosing to paint portraits of women, I sought to celebrate those who have impacted me in some way and whom I considered my heroes. To push my creativity, I opted for the 7x14 inch canvases to which I added layers of acrylic painted pattern and colour. I also chose to include their words as what they say has been even more important to me than what they do.
To read about their inclusion in the Amazing Airdrie Women awards gala visit airdrielife magazine.
Choosing to paint portraits of women, I sought to celebrate those who have impacted me in some way and whom I considered my heroes. To push my creativity, I opted for the 7x14 inch canvases to which I added layers of acrylic painted pattern and colour. I also chose to include their words as what they say has been even more important to me than what they do.
To read about their inclusion in the Amazing Airdrie Women awards gala visit airdrielife magazine.
