"Maria, Lady of the Wax Print", acrylic on canvas board, 11x14 inches
After several weeks of painting patterns for my 2D visual dynamics class, we received an assignment to incorporate a portrait of someone who would be the "hero" of our selected pattern. This painting is of a Mozambican artisan and fashion designer named Maria, who I came to be friends with through the fairs at Café com Letras. The portrait is based on a photo of her that I took one day on the veranda of our flat in Maputo.
This was my first ever attempt at painting a person. I wanted Maria to look as if she were being surrounded by this swirling lotus-blossom pattern that I found on a piece of wax print fabric. This painting took about 5 hours to complete, and I am super pleased with the result.
I think it's safe to say I've been bitten by the painting bug. All I can think about these days (other than jewelry) is how much I want to keep painting!
5 comments:
Ali, Happy Thanksgiving to you and Rico.
You sure can be more then pleased with the result of your painting. I can't believe that this is the first time, that you painted a portrait. Wonderful job!!! Looks to me that you have found your calling: Painting
Fantastic, Alexandra.
That is super amazing!! HOpe your T-Day was great...
~Kathrin - Happy Thanksgiving (belated) to you, too. I am so excited to have discovered painting, and really look forward to perhaps taking a painting class at school over the summer semester.
~Girl from Moz - Obrigada!!
~Stacie - Thanks so much. T-day was good, very relaxing and low-key. Hope you had a great holiday.
This is beautiful!
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