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| Jane oil 30 x 24 |
This past month I had the privilege of painting Jane, a woman whose beauty (inner and outer) and strength will put her in my personal trove of women to admire and to model myself after. She is witty...a coiner-of-words as she herself describes it, personable and enthusiastic. She has flown planes and piloted boats. She is a photographer who understands composition and visual lingo. She is well-traveled. As I painted her, I pictured her as a modern-day Amelia Earhart. Her life has been spent in several parts of the country but is recently transplanted and blooming in northeast Ohio.
Painting a portrait only works out well for me when I am able to feel an emotional connection to the model. For that to happen, the sitter must be open to the silent visual conversation and intimacy that must take place. For me, all of the pieces fell into place.
And her name? Jane is simple, direct and feminine. Thank you, Jane, for a wonderful experience!
