Oil on Canvas.
Are all brides simply pretty accessories, or is the start of our new journey in life much deeper? The delicate lace represents our fragility when entering this new chapter in life. It is a beautiful new beginning but one that many suffer to complete. Marriage isn't easy, and it's as fragile as the lace that covers her, with hints of silver that represent the silver lining in life. In the background, there are echos of matching lace vines, the same on her dress. Like those women in her past, her memories will be etched in stone....
Linen and Lace
Oil on canvas.
I wanted to capture the delicate nature females embody. You notice a woman with fragile lace and a shiny pearl earring when you first see the portrait. She looks pretty, but she makes the viewer question what she is about to say with her parted lips. A large linen turban covers and shields her innermost thoughts and desires. Like most women, we are forced to cover a part of our inner self to be accepted by society. We are more harshly judged, and we tend to adorn ourselves with feminine accessories to soften our appearances. Her turban's harshed and wide knitted linen signifies...
