The collage artwork ‘BEACH GIRLS’ shows a nostalgic scene of two girls together on a beach, captured in the soft, faded tones of an old photograph. The background shows a calm seascape, where the horizon merges into the sky, evoking a feeling of endless summer days.
A few soft pastel colours, such as pink, soft blue mint green and beige, have been used, to bring together the vintage theme without overpowering the simplicity of the photo.
The whole picture exudes a warm, timeless charm, exuding the innocence and carefreeness of a summer childhood.
I remembered that as a young girl I so much liked to cut images from magazines to paste them into school agendas, scrapbooks and even on my bedroom door. Add to this the fascination I always had for walls filled with old posters, flaking paint, scrappy billboards.. Read more…