This is a painting that I just had to paint. The face is so interesting with the shapes and contours and the wild hair and wrinkly skin. I had great pleasure in painting this piece as it was so satisfying applying the paint and I relished in particular painting the wrinkles on the left side of her face by her chin. It is interesting that some people see her as warm and friendly, while others have said she looks scary and she makes them feel uncomfortable. This suggests that we all look at a painting with all the personal history we have, and we see different things depending on the experiences in our lives.
