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A Few Small Snips

7/5/2017

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 This is the second out of three of my Frida Kahlo inspired series for 2017, focusing on the emotions of Frida.  This one is about anger; being fed up!  It portrays the event in her life, when she cut off all of her hair as a rebellious act to destroy who she formerly was for Diego. She dressed so pretty, with her Mexican  dresses, and jewelry, and long hair with braids and ribbons.  She was done and no longer wanted to please him, since he cheated on her with her own sister and didn't deserve her!  I included a quote on the wall from one of her paintings (self portrait with cropped hair)  from an old Mexican folk song at that time which says, " “Look, if I loved you it was because of your hair. Now that you are without hair, I don’t love you anymore.” I also included a copy of one of her own original paintings, inside this painting (A Few Small Nips).  I imagine that this is how she must have felt to be so betrayed by Diego. A clever follower of my art, gave me the idea to merge titles for 'A Few Small Snips'. 
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Norman link
9/13/2018 03:18:45 am

In all your paintings I extremely like your degree of freedom in Color combination. Your collors fit. Communicate. And underline the mystic atmosphere perfectly.
The high Level of Saturation underlines the middle american feel of life. Reminds me of my visits to California, Florida, Mexico, Spain, Marocco, Brazil.

What medium do you use? It is not Acryl. Is it Oil? Or Gouache? Oil Wax has These Levels of saturations too. But it doesn't look like it. Since wax breaks open here and there. Which cannot be seen. You are from FL? If it would be Gouache, does moisture in FL cause Problems? I think it is oil. Sometimes I think it is pencil. But the paint coverage is too perfect for that.

You should teach. ;-)

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