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Day 11 - The 100 Day Project: Nasty Women

1/31/2018

 
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Louise Tran / 8x10 / acrylic on canvas

If a woman has the strength to bear a child, she can swing a sword as well as any man.

​~ Karen Hawkins
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Mental Health Awareness

1/31/2018

 
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So...this afternoon and evening as I've been struggling over tomorrow's portrait I decided to paint a second self-portrait rather than painting over the first. There are often times in this creative process when I need to step away from a work-in-progress because I stop 'seeing'...it's those nuances I overlook. I begin to paint what I think should be there instead of paying close attention to shapes and contrast like I know that I should.

So far there have been portraits that have been absolutely effortless and others that I have laboured over. I wonder if I put too much pressure on myself to paint what I think someone would like to see instead of what I see in them. 

Also, I find myself in my head too much, worrying about...well, what don't I worry about? And, yet, when I let go and just enjoy the process instead of worrying about the outcome, it's lovely. On this mental health awareness day all I can say is that I am so grateful for this creative life. With a family history of mental illness, alcoholism and suicide I know that the time I take to do what I love saves me. And I am also beyond grateful for all of these strong, beautiful, empowering #nastywomen in my life. ❤ 
— with The100DayProject.

Day 10 - The 100 Day Project: Nasty Women

1/30/2018

 
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Linda Bruce / 8x10 / acrylic on canvas

We're here for a reason. I believe that reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

​~ Whoopi Goldberg
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Day 9 - The 100 Day Project: Nasty Women

1/29/2018

 
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Kelsie Schlese / 8x10 / acrylic on canvas

The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me.

​~ Ayn Rand

Day 8 - The 100 Day Project: Nasty Women

1/28/2018

 
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Amanda Delahay / 8x10 / acrylic on canvas

A woman is the full circle.  Within her is the ability to create, nurture, and transform.

​~ Diane Mariechild

One Week

1/28/2018

 
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I'm a week into the #100daysnastywomen project and have already made a few observations...

1. I thought it was difficult to paint the 52 WEEKS::Heroes project, but it's even more challenging to paint women I know & admire.

2. Each time I post a painting I have a little bit of an anxiety attack...my hope is to capture the essence and beàuty of each woman that I see.

3. I don't like my self portrait because I don't see myself that way...I'm definitely much more serious and may have to repaint it.

​4. All I want to do is be in my studio and paint women all day...it's unfortunate that I have to eat and sleep...
Thank you all for joining me on this journey, for the collaboration, support and encouragement. I hope I can do it the justice it deserves. - The100DayProject

Day 7 - The 100 Day Project: Nasty Women

1/27/2018

 
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Lia Golemba / 8x10 / acrylic on canvas

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

​~ Maya Angelou

Day 6 - The 100 Day Project: Nasty Women

1/26/2018

 
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Jacqueline Berting / 8x10 / acrylic on canvas

Blessed is she who is both furious and magnificent.

​~ Taylor Rhodes
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Day 5 - The 100 Day Project: Nasty Women

1/25/2018

 
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Christine Taylor / 8x10 / acrylic on canvas

No one knows what you have been through or what your pretty little eyes have seen, but I can reassure you ~ whatever you have conquered, it shines through your mind.

~ Nikki Rowe


Local artist begins empowering project

1/25/2018

 
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Airdrie artist Veronica Funk recently embarked on a 100-day project to paint a portrait each day of a woman she admires – local heroes who she said inspire and empower her. The “Nasty Women” project is Funk’s contribution to a growing movement promoting equality and acceptance.

“For equalization in pay and for fair treatment for everybody, people of different nationalities, different genders, sexual orientations, everything,” she said. “The political climate in North America right now is frightening, and in order to be a good mom to my two young women daughters, I need to step up.”

While Funk participated in a number of creative challenges in the past few years, the idea for this project came from a podcast Funk’s daughter recommended to her. The podcast included a discussion with Nina Donovan, a young woman who wrote a poem called Nasty Women, which was read by Ashley Judd at the women’s march in January 2017.

“It talked about how we all have to stop being apathetic and, at first, I felt a little irritated by that comment – but the more I thought about it, I realized she wasn’t pressuring anybody,” Funk said. “She just felt that if we want change, we all have to get on board. Not just women, but men, too.”

Having recently completed a 52 weeks of portraits challenge, Funk decided to paint 100 women over 100 days – but this time, women she knew personally. Before getting started, however, she needed to find willing subjects.

“I put out a call, and within a few hours I had 150 people responding and wanting to be a part of it,” she said.

With the consent of her subjects, Funk scoured social media to find a picture of each woman that made her feel a connection. Then, she prepped 100 8x10 gallery canvases to get them ready for their new life as pieces of art.

Funk painted the first portrait in the series on Sunday – a self-portrait. The next two paintings were of her daughters, and now, she has started working on unique portraits of the many other women who have helped her feel brave and empowered.

“When I started looking at the women who responded to me, I realized that I really admire all these women for very different reasons,” Funk said.

“I feel very lucky to live in a great country, in a great time, that these women in my life can do all of the amazing things they do.”

While Funk said she has had some people stop following her social media since she started sharing information about the project, she’s also welcomed plenty of new followers who are eager to see the challenge progress. She even recently received encouragement from Donovan herself, in the form of a comment on Instagram.

Funk’s pieces will be shared on her social media and her website, veronicafunk.com, on a daily basis. At the end of the project, she said she plans to organize an exhibition at a local gallery where each woman can have her photograph taken with Funk’s portrait – a piece she hopes will capture the “essence” of each individual.

“It’s really sad that in this day and age, we’re still fighting for these same basic things,” Funk said.

​“This is a message that needs to be shared. I know some people won’t like it, since this idea feels kind of like rocking the boat, but I really think it’s just about being true and honest.”
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