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.
the dark internet blackweb official website
darknet market list darknet market
deep web drug url tor markets
darknet market lists deep dark web
darknet links dark web drug marketplace
dark market darkmarket link
dark market list blackweb
tor market links darknet search engine
onion market darknet websites
dark market list how to access dark web
https://pharmacyshippingtousa.icu/# canadian pharmacy certified
tor markets tor markets 2022
deep web drug markets darkweb marketplace
dark market link dark markets 2022
bitcoin dark web dark web market
darkmarket url dark web search engines
dark web market links best darknet markets
black internet darknet market list
dark web markets dark market onion
dark market list black internet
alphabay market url alphabay market link
dark web websites deep web links
darknet sites drug markets dark web
alphabay link alphabay darknet market
alphabay market url alphabay market link
dark website dark web markets
darknet marketplace tor markets
darkweb marketplace dark web sites
tor markets links blackweb official website
deep web search deep web search
dark web market list drug markets onion
alphabay market darknet alphabay link
dark markets dark web market
darknet market list dark web market list
dark markets drug markets onion
blackweb deep web drug store
dark market onion dark market 2022
drug markets onion darknet seiten
blackweb dark net
alphabay link alphabay darknet market
the dark internet dark markets 2022
darknet drug store dark web market links
deep web links tor market
black internet darkmarket link
deep web sites dark web market
darknet drug links tor market
darknet drugs free dark web
dark web market list dark markets
darknet site darkmarket link
darknet drug market darknet markets