Light Being #116
Graphite, Charcoal Pastel, on Paper
11 x 8.5 inches (unframed)
I have been working on a large series of mixed-media portraits called "Light Beings” for the past couple of years. These are mostly graphite, charcoal, pastel, and acrylic. As a tangent to my previous Self-Care series, I have been thinking about figures that emit, radiate, diffuse, block, or absorb light, hence, light and shadow beings. These are also linked to my interests in figures representing the seven lights and using the rainbow as a symbol of inner light.
Challenging myself through the medium has been exciting by keeping certain parameters constant. All drawings depict heads and faces; so far, they are all vertical, black and white and 11 x 8.5 inches. Some are just graphite; others combine various mediums. Many are a combination of faces created through imagination and memory; some are inspired by Greek, Egyptian, and Roman classical sculptural heads, and others I have literally printed my face on the page. The drawings that don't excite me get cut up and collaged into other pictures. I am continuously thinking of light beams, glows, shadows, sparks, wind, fog, movement, and stillness and how all these different factors affect light.
These light beings are shapeshifters in a continuous state of transformation, sometimes becoming a familiar face, other times a memory, a specter, or a reflection of ourselves or who we could be. I look forward to continuing their evolution.
Over 100 drawings and several of my paintings on metal were shown at Gallery 495 in Catskill, NY in Spring 2024. Below is a link to their website, images and panel discussion.
https://www.mainstreetgallery495.com/pastshows
Hyperallergic covered the exhibition in 10 shows to see.
https://hyperallergic.com/908445/10-exhibitions-to-see-in-upstate-new-york-may-2024/
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Please note:
All drawings have been fixed with several layers of professional fixative, but they are still fragile in that one should not scrub the surface with their hand/ fingers. These drawings will be shipped in a rigid mailer with a cardboard backing inside a protective plastic sleeve. The paper used for this series is 100lb thick, 100 bright, acid-free paper.
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