marysgardens

I wanted to paint the quiet emotion I saw between a grandmother and her granddaughter. What I visualized in painting them was peace, identity, pride and love, expressed in shades of yellows, blues and pinks, surrounded by soft, fractured textures. It felt best to carve out their contours and shapes with oils using a palette knife, showing their presence, their intensity, their closeness as a bright splash onto blue backgrounds. This was quick work, often described as “alla prima”, but in fact, also using photography to remember some little details.