abstract portrait of a woman , painting in acrylic paint by MadameRuiz

This painting hangs as an original in my kitchen. For years I have been looking fondly at this late acrylic painting I made several years ago, just before I switched techniques to east Indian ink. Another one like it, in the same style, hangs in the room. The originals are not for sale and hang beautifully in our own interior. But now I thought it was time to digitize this work to make more people happy.

Before having children I painted mainly with acrylic paint on large canvases. The original of this painting was painted on a 1x1 meter canvas with a thickness of 4cm. I loved the feeling of my fingers in the acrylic, but proved incompatible with small children. After giving birth, I made only a few more canvases, only to leave my brushes unused for years after that. My style changed from acrylic to east Indian ink and from large to small. All this in order to combine it with small children.

Now that the children are growing up, it may be time to pick up the acrylic paint again, but I have also discovered a love for my inks as well as for the digital world.

I am a creative person, and always try to open doors that seemed closed before. Discovering new things, experimenting. Going further, but also reflecting.

In a painting I always feel very strongly that a look to the left stands for reflection and a look to the right stands for continuing, moving on. Perhaps inspired by the way we read our written language, from left to right. So in this painting, reflection is paramount. The woman looking back on her life in order to move on.

In this acrylic painting, the colors pink, black and white are paramount, but you will discover many colors when you take a closer look at the work. I am curious to see what you see in it!