 For months, since I began this project really, I've been debating whether or not to add words to these paintings. Now that I'm almost half way through this year's 52 WEEKS project I finally decided that I needed to make a few minor changes, adding the quotes of these amazing women to the paintings. This was something I considered last year when I decided to take on this project but have always struggled with putting words in my art. I love the look of words and art but haven't found a way that felt natural to me, except once that I painted Nina Simone I knew I wanted to include her voice. After I did that I decided to carry it through to the rest of the pieces. It was interesting as I felt the pieces were lacking a little something, and now they feel finished so I'm glad I took the leap as their words are as important as their faces. They are the essence or soul of this body of work...the reason I've chosen these particular women in the first place.
5/25/2016 09:07:49 am
I love that idea. These women are all famous, not only because they entertained and touched us in deeply memorable ways, but because they all had something to say and/or contribute. And it was important. And it stuck with us. Their words are as important as their faces. Combining the two is a beautiful idea. 5/26/2016 07:31:13 pm
Thank you Cheryl...I struggled with how I was going to do this and yet it was as simple as just writing down their words. Funny how scary taking the next step can sometimes be with artwork. 5/26/2016 07:31:59 pm
Thanks Tracy! I really like the outcome in spite of being afraid to do this ;) Comments are closed.
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