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".
Amazing!
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