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.
dark market link darknet drug store
dark web markets darknet market list
dark web sites links black market url deep web
drug markets dark web tor market url
tor market url darknet drug store
deep web drug store darknet websites
dark web market links dark market
dark market onion dark web search engines
deep web markets dark markets 2022
dark markets darkmarket link
deep web markets blackweb
dark market 2022 darkmarkets
dark web sites links blackweb official website
dark web links blackweb official website
tor markets 2022 dark market
drug markets dark web darknet market
deep web drug links darknet market pills vendor
tor markets dark web sites links
drug markets onion darknet drug store
dark web sites links blackweb official website
blackweb guns dark market
darkmarket link deep web sites
darknet site dark web access
darknet drug store tor markets
dark web market links darknet drugs shipping
darknet markets dark web access
darknet search engine the dark internet
dark web sites darknet market list
blackweb dark web market list
darknet search engine dark web market list
dark web link dark web market reviews
dark web link bitcoin dark web
darknet market links onion market
darknet market lists dark web market list
deep web links drug markets dark web
blackweb darknet markets noob
dark website dark market
blackweb official website deep web sites
darknet marketplace dark market
dark market onion market
darknet sites dark websites
drug markets onion tor dark web
drug markets dark web darknet drug store
tor market url darkmarket list
darkmarket 2022 darknet marketplace
dark net dark market onion
deep web search bitcoin dark web