The surface
Painted in heavy impasto — the paint stands off the canvas and throws its own shadows.
In a room
In her words
Be free, be beautiful.
A tutu mid-turn, roses laid on thick so they sit above the surface and catch the light differently through the day. It's about beauty and freedom: expressing yourself without restraint, without looking back, without worrying who's watching.
This is the painting that started everything, the first of the new work. Up close it's ridges and edges; from across the room it goes quiet again.
Caring for the painting
- The paint stands off the canvas, so nothing should ever rest against its face. Lean other things elsewhere, and carry the canvas by its edges.
- Dust it now and then with a soft, dry brush. No cloths, no sprays, no water.
- Hang it out of direct sunlight, and out of the path of an air-conditioning vent blowing straight at it.
- The ridges catching the light differently through the day are the point. A painting should be enjoyed over and over, up close and from across the room.
