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Narrative in Portraits - Course Work

This is a piece created by working from a prompt developed by Artist and Class Instructor, Ardith Goodwin.  Selected elements from that prompt were used as jumping off points (e.g. big hat with flowers).  It evolved in its own way and is nothing like one would imagine from a literal interpretation of the prompt.  There is a big difference. 

The translucent veil was done by adding light layers of white acrylic paint glaze, and the ornamentation was done by a white pen.   

Based on my experience with this effort, I'm interested in what triggers your idea of creating something.  Is that trigger an inspiration image (photograph, sculpture), a saying (quote, poem), an emotion you're trying to release, or are you intuitive and let an image 'arise' from the page as you paint?  If you have a different way, I'd love to hear about what that is.


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