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Lilacs, Grapes and Violets
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1998 (Size: 13" x19")
Owner: Abby McNabb, Morris, IL |
| I love to construct mounds and clusters of detailed hair. For this piece I wanted to adhere to an aristocratic color palette that was still feminine, so shades of purples and pinks were in order. I wanted to convey that this lady was more coy than conceited, so I positioned her to look over her shoulder with a bit of modesty. I swirled the background with dreamy, curling smokey shades that played and interacted with her feather, creating a connection between her and her environment. The small dainty hands symbolize the supposedly delicate nature that the women of the 17th century were viewed for... however, as with women of any era, her dark secrets lie in the depths of her eyes. |