What is this animated version of life we are seeing? Who are these subjects? Do they come from real life or are manufactured as fictional characters?
All forms of art are representations of those who created them. Their thoughts, emotions, motives are painted and sculpted primarily for themselves as self-expression and secondly for others whom they hope will take time to look and feel the artwork.
The inspiration to do such great works come from all over the place. From childhood memories Through their formative years. ...
Teachings from parents. From school. From peers. Sometimes it’s from their beloved pets, as in the case of this artist who learned so much of life by just being with her labrador retriever, Buddy, who like all dogs, gifts their masters with unconditional love. Sometimes it’s just from an inner source deep within themselves where art comes from.
The narratives of the paintings are hidden beneath the Japanese motifs and patterns. Fiery reds and rich gold leaf blind the viewer from digging deeper into their true meaning.
Dangerous and defiant. A lady Samurai looks at us with a determined gaze and it feels like she’s about to step out of the canvas.
This creature of beauty, clad in an exquisite kimono wielding a Katana that could separate body from head, has quite a loud message. It is the art of the gentle and the wild, blended as if by the spirit warriors that came before her.
The mother is beautiful. Her skin is pale and porcelain. Her long curvy lashes, dark hair partially hide her eyes. She is deep in thought. Her soft face does not reveal what’s in her heart. It is intimate, intense and secretive. The child in her arms is in sweet oblivion, smiling, sleeping, content and dreaming a good one.
She is happy, loved and fiercely protected by her mother who looks out in a contemplative gaze. There is a sense of worry and fear in her facial expression and posture. But there also follows a unique courage slowly being summoned because of her innate strength of character.
She knows that in order to overcome fear, there is no choice but to face it and walk through it. That is the way of the samurai.
We are looking at a world where children are bright eyed and full of wonder. Laughing and running about in an imagined field of flowers, garden insects, and rolling hills, suggesting a fragrant air, and the feel of soft grass beneath your bare feet.
We are looking at the artist’s vision of womanhood and her many roles in life. Beautiful, graceful, soft yet strong. Whose travails in life are met without fear so that the children are in a good place.
