This is one of possibly several pieces of artwork that I am donating for a silent auction to raise money for Charity Water. My daughter and adopted daughters are organizing a wonderful event in Greenville, SC. If you can’t be there, you can still donate at their site.
I am very struck with the paradoxes evident in this one piece. On one hand, complex and another, simple. Colorful and muted. Outgoing and withdrawn.
The joke in our house is that every painting or drawing that I do is my daughter, Molly. At least she says they are all modeled after her. Well, she doesn’t claim the obvious self portraits that I did. The obvious ones. Every painting, every drawing is a bit of a self-portrait though. A bit of me. A reflection of me. A battle that I am fighting, a dream that I have, a hope that I am clinging to.
This one is interesting to me because it reflects what I am on the outside versus what I am on the inside. She doesn’t look confident or sure of all that color. She is pensive, pondering, wondering. What people notice first is the hair, the patterns, the color. But look closer. Always, I think, we need to look closer.
What you say about “a bit of a self-portrait though” really resonates with me because so much of what we all do encompasses a part of us. I think that’s why people become so attached to things that seem so insignificant to the outside world. Many of us don’t even realize the amount of ourselves we put into our creations. I love the work!
I can read the story in her eyes. Thank you for sharing this with us!
I love this painting so much and I feel so honored that you are donating it for the silent auction! She is a dream.
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