Original artwork description:

I was inspired by some research I have been doing comparing Willem de Kooning with his wife Elaine and how brash his artworks of women were. I am most alive when immersed in the creative process and I delight in the poetry of life. As a painter, I am always seeking to express the light like Rembrandt and Turner, yet more than the literal realism to also express the spiritual and the emotive. I painted this as an offering of a space for a moment of connection, a liminal place. My process always involves the building of layers of texture, drips, welcomed mistakes and the organic travelling of paint. This process builds the story of a complex life lived, the scars, the conversations and where the light has reached. This artwork expresses my optimism, my passion for humanity, my love for learning and my continual desire to communicate on a deeper, universal level. My paintings are intuitive, gestural and fluid.

Materials used:

Acrylic

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