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Whatever Lola Wants

1/28/2023

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Whatever Lola Wants
"Whatever Lola Wants" - oil on paper, 15 x 22.  Available here and at Artfinder.

Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets
I always get (what, what, what)

What I aim for (what, what)
And your heart and soul is what I came for
 - 
Jerry Ross / Richard Adler
Welcome to Lola-land, which is also la-la-la-la-lola-land and is now officially www.lolajovan.com.  Whoa.  That's pretty sweet.

This is the story of Lola.
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Many years ago, when I first started down this creative path, I painted a self-portrait and called her "Lola" - my alter-ego and badass inner wild child.  Her unstoppable persona was what I mentally put on for gallery openings, public talks and other swashbuckling events where my art was on display and my person was anxious or lacking confidence.

Later, when the universe tossed a couple of life grenades at me and sent me into a tailspin,  becoming more Lola-like was the way I survived.  What would Lola do?  

And then one day, my incredible partner, knowing the name and its significance to me, began calling me Lola.
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​Now it is one thing to hear your inner badass name in your mind as you give yourself a pep-talk or a boost of confidence, but it is another thing entirely to hear it spoken by another.  There is big, BIG power in that.  Major mojo.

It gave me permission (permission I very much needed, apparently) to become Lola.

The final step in lolafication was acquiring the domain for this website and a new email address to complete the outfit. 

​And so, here I am, fully lola-fied.  Oh my!


About the art:  beginning with an inspiration photo from the 1960's and an old painting covered in gesso, creating a rough sketch and adding thin layers of oil paints to form an underpainting of the figure.

Covering the entire piece with 
liquin-thinned paint and dragging a rubber wedge, using it to carve in some texture and leave dark deposits.  Adding back the highlights with a brush and thick oil paint.  Oooooh la la!

​Check out a little glimpse of the process here, or click on the photo to the right.
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10 Comments
Carl Stoveland link
1/29/2023 04:28:53 pm

Love the painting and the origin story of Lola!

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Lola
2/1/2023 04:21:13 pm

Carl! Thanks, friend. I so appreciate your support and encouragement!

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Dotty Seiter link
1/29/2023 05:53:00 pm

¡¡¡ l • o • l • a !!!

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Lola
2/1/2023 04:21:38 pm

Dotty!!!!!!! La la la la LOLA! woot!

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Carol Edan link
1/29/2023 10:54:43 pm

What a grand idea! From now on Lola! Red headed spirit shining through.
Sent from my tablet!
Cookie

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Lola
2/1/2023 04:22:21 pm

Cookie!!!!!! Woot! (Glad the tablet is working....still working on a fix for the glitches over here! ) xo

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Cheryl Eggleston
1/30/2023 11:51:19 am

I loved your story! Congratulations on your transformation into who who you are!

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Lola
2/1/2023 04:22:41 pm

Cheryl! Thank you thank you THANK YOU!

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Lisa link
2/9/2023 03:25:26 pm

Well, beautiful Lola, this piece is absolutely luminous!

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lola
2/9/2023 09:23:26 pm

Lisa!!! Luminous is an amazing comment! You have me grinning!

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