Desire
Portrait of a woman, painted on canvas. While painting, I noticed that a feeling of melancholy continued to prevail. I gave her a yellow blouse, to steer the image in a different direction. Of course this makes the contrast more tangible.
It doesn't matter. It's the Easter of 2022, which despite the sun is not all joyous and it doesn't have to be.
To me, her radiance is a longing for something unmentionable.
I've done portraits of women all my life. It just has to happen. All emotions, experience, processing, inspiration and amazement take shape in my portraits of women. Paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media, digital work, everything can happen. I have my own.. Read more…