Doubt from my Figurative series was selected by Eric March, the independent juror of the month for the January 2025 Open Art Exhibit at The Art League, Alexandria, VA.

Concept: 

Inspired by classical masters, I abstracted a female model, adding an accurately painted hand that did not necessarily belong to her, bent the perspective, and interfered with realism further. I completed this during the 2024 New Year holidays (last year, this time). At this time of gift exchange, many have little to give or receive, and many have doubts about who to give to and expect. I leave the interpretation to the viewer. With figurative morphs and a Venetian Scaramouche mask on the top left, the narrative is left obscure.

Process and Media: 

Doubt is both a multimedia and mixed-media painting. I digitally combined and altered images of my separate studies on paper and canvas using pastel and acrylic. I then professionally printed the digital collage on museum-grade archival canvas (stretched on heavy-duty double-wood bars) and hand-embellished it with acrylic and pastel.

Details

Start Date: January 3, 2025
End Date: February 3, 2025