{"id":30226,"date":"2017-04-06T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T23:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=30226"},"modified":"2017-04-07T19:46:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T02:46:07","slug":"mary-unfinished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/06\/mary-unfinished\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary: Unfinished"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Mary: Unfinished.” Acrylic on Gessobord, 8×10″.<\/p>\n

The picture is unfinished. I still need to rework the dark side of her face.<\/del> UPDATE 4\/7: I’ve now corrected and finished the dark half of her face. But “Mary: Unfinished” is still the title.<\/p>\n

(Here’s the originally posted version<\/a> for comparison. The new one is more correct; I find the earlier version more interesting, though.)<\/p>\n

My original concept was an impoverished, weary, disappointed Mary (yes, perhaps that<\/em> Mary). The backstory is that a more prosperous, light-hearted friend has tried to cheer her up by loaning her a bright, beaded collar and letting her see her reflection in a mirror. But the reflection and the finery only make her bitter life seem harder, her aging face less beautiful.<\/p>\n

You can still see the red edge of the beaded collar, which I otherwise painted over. With or without collar, here she is, an unfinished piece of art and an unfinished woman.<\/p>\n

This one sprang from my head. But it was inspired by this El Greco<\/a>, this photo<\/a>, and Rouault’s “Old King”<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Mary: Unfinished.” Acrylic on Gessobord, 8×10″. The picture is unfinished. I still need to rework the dark side of her face. UPDATE 4\/7: I’ve now corrected and finished the dark half of her face. But “Mary: Unfinished” is still the title. (Here’s the originally posted version for comparison. The new one is more correct; I find the earlier version more interesting, though.) My original concept was an impoverished, weary, disappointed Mary (yes, perhaps that Mary). The backstory is that a more prosperous, light-hearted friend has tried to cheer her up by loaning her a bright, beaded collar and letting her…<\/p>\n

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