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Lynne:
Hey there, Kerry,
I'm just getting back to this thread. I really love The Embrace. You have so much talent, Friend. And who would have thought you'd paint it years before Brokeback Mountain? No coincidences...I wonder?
About the self-portrait, I definitely feel viscerally the unhappiness and desolation you describe, even via computer. I cannot imagine what it would be like to see in person. In that sense, I think you were successful in representing yourself. I'm also interested in your answer to Jess' question about painting it as catharsis?
Much love,
Lynne
:-*
injest:
the other thing I admire about you Kerry is your willingness to put yourself out there. I think an artist can reveal a lot about themselves thru their work (I suppose they could hide themselves behind it too if they wanted to ...)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: injest on April 05, 2009, 08:06:16 pm ---well it struck me you said you started out with a more realistic representation of your features then used other techniques that destroyed or altered the features...as if you couldn't stand to see yourself like that....I wondered if it was cathartic (sp); if you felt relieved when you were finished...
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Alas, Jess, I can recall no feeling of abreactive cathartic release upon completion of this painting. There was no feeling of elation. I wish I could say there had been.
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Lynne on April 05, 2009, 08:11:16 pm ---Hey there, Kerry,
I'm just getting back to this thread. I really love The Embrace. You have so much talent, Friend. And who would have thought you'd paint it years before Brokeback Mountain? No coincidences...I wonder?
About the self-portrait, I definitely feel viscerally the unhappiness and desolation you describe, even via computer. I cannot imagine what it would be like to see in person. In that sense, I think you were successful in representing yourself. I'm also interested in your answer to Jess' question about painting it as catharsis?
Much love,
Lynne
:-*
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Thank you for your kind words, Lynne. It makes me so happy that you like "The Embrace."
Kerry:
--- Quote from: injest on April 05, 2009, 08:15:28 pm ---the other thing I admire about you Kerry is your willingness to put yourself out there. I think an artist can reveal a lot about themselves thru their work (I suppose they could hide themselves behind it too if they wanted to ...)
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That's very true, Jess. And I always enjoy hearing new interpretations of my paintings. It opens my mind and makes me think.
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