Portrait of Olivia by Judith Dickinson. See post below for larger image and discussion of painting.
After posting my last blog entry, I emailed Judith Dickinson, who I’d never met or talked to before. I asked her how she had decided to include the large empty space around Olivia, the little girl whose portrait I analyzed in “Expression of emotions”.
Judith emailed back such a perfect description of her intent in the painting that I asked her permission to add it here, which she readily gave. What she wrote to me expresses clearly and easily what I had struggled to find words for:
“I wanted to convey this small little girl alone in this long hallway and yet she is not distressed; in fact she is intently and comfortably aware of the bigness of life around her. [I wanted to portray] her courage and peaceful contemplation in such a “lonely” surrounding.”
So the feelings Dickinson sought to convey in Olivia’s portrait were exactly what I received in viewing it. The fact that such emotions are visible even in her small, 72 dpi website image of the painting tells me how successful Dickinson was in conveying what she wanted. She used every element of the portrait – Olivia’s face, body, and clothing, and the overall composition of the painting – to express her meaning.
Interestingly, Dickinson’s painting merges the two subjects I’ve written about in recent posts: the expression of emotion in portraits, and the use of very large space around the subject. The way Olivia relates to the empty hallway around her – her facial expression and the way she holds her body in the space – adds to the emotional impact of the painting.
By the way, looking at the painting again, I’ve realized the importance of the distance between Olivia’s uplifted chin and her hands in expressing her openness to life. While her arms are relaxed, they’re also stretched out as far as possible in pleasure, framing her little torso. The chin, raised as distant as doable from her hands, exposes her torso maximally, leaving her little body entirely, self-confidently open to whatever will come.
onion market deep web links
how to access dark web dark market link
best darknet markets dark market list
darknet drug links tor market url
drug markets dark web darknet marketplace
darknet links dark web links
darkmarket list blackweb
deep web drug links dark market 2022
dark market link darknet drugs
dark web search engine free dark web
darknet site darknet market links
best darknet markets darkmarket list
darknet market lists black internet
drug markets dark web darkmarket link
darkmarket url blackweb official website
dark web access darknet seiten
tor markets links dark web drug marketplace
deep dark web dark market
darknet websites darknet marketplace
deep web sites darknet seiten
darknet market list darknet market list
darknet search engine dark web search engine
darkmarket list darkmarket
dark web access tor markets
darknet websites deep web drug links
deep web drug links dark web links
dark net darkmarket list
deep web markets how to get on dark web
darknet drug market deep dark web
tor market links dark markets
dark web websites dark market
dark web access darknet markets
darknet sites dark market
deep web drug markets dark web links
darknet drug market blackweb official website
dark web sites deep web drug links
how to get on dark web tor markets
dark web markets dark web search engines
how to access dark web deep web markets
dark web sites links dark web sites links
the dark internet dark net
deep web drug links onion market
free dark web deep web sites
dark web markets dark web site
tor market the dark internet
dark market list tor market url
dark web drug marketplace deep web drug links
dark web markets drug markets dark web
darkmarket link darknet market
darkmarket list dark web markets