This painting was my final project from a semester of figure drawing based on the theme, "the human figure as an expression of inner psychology". The idea stemmed from thinking about how children embody costumes. They want to be the superhero, a cowboy, a princess, a fairy, even a puppy dog. They take on the costume as who they are and embody that entity. As we grow and become adults, we often take on masks/costumes to go about our daily activities, in our work or at home, whether we want to embody them or not. I then build on this idea, thinking about how we dress for our day. How many times have we stood in front of our clothes closet and felt nothing was quite right for the occasion. The mask was then coupled with a woman trying on clothes from her closet and finding 'nothing to wear' from the multiple outfits available to her. Here, she is dressed in a simple black dress and holds a mask to her face. Is she preparing for a night out? A day at work? What do we assume about her from the mask? How do we read her eyes shining through?
- Framed: 24.75 x 22.18 in
- Subject Matter: po
- Collections: Figure and Portraiture, Pastel Paintings