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Help S O S

Another Scorching HOT day in LA!

S. O. S! I need your HELP. I am working on a series of Little Girls featuring iconic female images from artists past and present. Please, please post! I would appreciate it so very much.

I have, of course, the basics in the Mona Lisa, the Birth of Venus, and Madonna and Child. Just yesterday, I read that Da Vinci's "The Virgin on the Rocks" underwent an 18 month cleaning; I was inspired. The article states "Scholars have long agreed that the work is a masterpiece. In 1483, the Milanese Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception asked Da Vinci to paint a work for their chapel's altarpiece, but it took the artist 25 years to deliver the final product." 25 years-WOW!


For the past couple of months, I have been working on pieces inspired by artists that have shaped my work. They are: Picasso, Angel Botello, Marlene Dumas, Keith Haring, Jerome Caja, Frieda Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Modigliani, and even Alberto Giacometti. Just the other day, I told Jason that it feels good to be working on these pieces. It's opened my eyes to seeing my work in a different light.


The piece here is titled "Dreaming of Me;" it's inspired by Picasso's "The Dream." For as long as I can remember, I have looked forward to going to bed each night; I look forward to dreaming of everyone and everything; it's like going to the movies for free. I especially love laying in bed before sleep and reminiscing about the previous night's dreams; it knocks me out! I chose this piece today because I've been trying to figure out how much more I can do in regards to my work. I dream of the day of being able to do it full-time.

By the way, I have not begun on my sketch book for the Brooklyn Art Project. I saw pieces being posted already; I'm so behind.

May the dreams of today become your life tomorrow!