Loss of Identity in a Relationship

Oil on Canvas - 40x60

This painting explores the loss of identity in a marriage, partnership, motherhood or at any time in life when we are most lost. There's something soul scraping about the pain it causes. It could be the subjects loss, her partners loss, or both. The painting itself is a blend of styles and even loses itself at times.

I didn't use a subject like I have in the past (i.e. a photo or model). It would have then started with an identity. I feel completely numb when I see paintings that focus on a photo authenticity of its subject, although I respect the skill it takes. I want to walk through the door of the artists’ emotional life--which to me comes from their interpretation of the subject or their lack of subject--
or better yet, I want the image to provoke emotion inside of me, to open a door
into my own pain or joy.

It's the first painting I've shown in its process. I can't say it makes me comfortable, and that may also be in the painting a bit.

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