The Redhead

Oil on Canvas - 24x36

This was the last painting I painted. My subject, a photograph, was sitting inside on the stairs. It was, at the beginning, an exploration of grief. I never intended the figure to be outside-it just grew that way. In fact, she was initially seen through a window. I painted her through the frame, but the window looked like a jail to me so I painted it out. Once she was outside it became more mystical.

"Loss of Identity" took almost three weeks and endless layers of paint. I wanted to do something lighter kind of Chagal-ish. My daughter insisted I add the moon because she looked so sad and the moon would cheer her up. I had to agree because sleeping under the moon and the stars is one of my favorite things to do.

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