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Elektra
"Elektra" - mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas, 30" x 40" x 1.5". Ready to hang (back has been wired for hanging). Available here and at Artfinder.
Holy portraiture, batman! Where did this one come from?
She began as an abstract...which I looked at and dabbled with and turned around and around for a week or more. Then a scribbled line figure, a pop art type of girl and then she became THIS. She's a big beauty, dominating the studio right now. A woman of mystery, a damsel of depth, a siren. I hope you see what I see in her, because I had to throw my inner critic out the window to create this one, and sometimes that means I haven't a clue if something is actually any good at all.
Elektra means amber, shining, incandescent. And so we are, we humans. Shining and incandescent when sitting firmly in the pocket of our truth, our passion, our joy. And I happen to know a real life Amber, who is shining and incandescent in the world. Art imitating life.
Holy portraiture, batman! Where did this one come from?
She began as an abstract...which I looked at and dabbled with and turned around and around for a week or more. Then a scribbled line figure, a pop art type of girl and then she became THIS. She's a big beauty, dominating the studio right now. A woman of mystery, a damsel of depth, a siren. I hope you see what I see in her, because I had to throw my inner critic out the window to create this one, and sometimes that means I haven't a clue if something is actually any good at all.
Elektra means amber, shining, incandescent. And so we are, we humans. Shining and incandescent when sitting firmly in the pocket of our truth, our passion, our joy. And I happen to know a real life Amber, who is shining and incandescent in the world. Art imitating life.
And following the breadcrumb trail that leads to art, there is also a stunning character named Elektra in the FX series Pose, which is depicts the underground ball culture of New York in the 1980's, and has the largest cast of transgender actors ever. There is something powerful and mesmerizing about those actors, those characters, those scenes...somehow they manage to portray the fiercely feminine in a way that leaves my inner queen weeping with "aha"moments. They are also shining and incandescent.
As Leo season begins (and my home is Leo land this summer, with two lions prowling the grounds and demanding fealty), Elektra is an embodiment of leonine energy - which also happens to be (you guessed it) shining and incandescent. Let's don our finest apparel (or, like Elektra, wear none at all) and strike a pose, dear reader! You are a shining star, glowing in the summer heat, oozing confidence and commanding the room, setting it alight with your own spectacular incandescence.
2. "because I had to throw my inner critic out the window to create this one"
(a) my favorite words in this post
(b) courageous; clearly you were sitting firmly in the pocket of your truth, your passion, your joy as you painted
(c) you are my hero
And thank you. Finding the pocket is the first step...sitting firmly in it is a bit more challenging, but I am seeking it every darn day!
Don't know about "shining star" glowing in the heat but will try!