Ever since getting back into painting at the end of last year (more posts to come on that later), my itch to paint more and more has taken on a life of it's own. That combined with working a month of night shifts recently has meant painting all night on my nights off after H goes to bed. Having a huge chunk of hours to just paint is a refreshing change of pace, even if it comes with sometimes deafening solitude since everyone else is asleep. I took advantage of the extra hours when I can't leave the house since nothing is open, and worked on this project for one of my co-residents and her sister. I've never done a piece specifically for someone, so this was an exciting first.
The only request for the piece was the actual woman in the middle (
as inspired by another piece, but curvier). The rest was up to me. I wanted to make sure she was the focal point of the piece, but with such a huge space (the canvas is 3' x 4'), I wasn't sure what to do for the background that wouldn't distract from her. I'm always partial to colorful pieces, so I wanted to incorporate that in the background as much as possible. I opted for a geometric pattern to contrast and help the woman stand out, while keeping it colorful. Measuring and sketching out the background on a grid was painstaking, but so worth it.
I titled it "Unapologetic".
