New Narrative Paintings

New Narrative Paintings

These paintings are part of a series I have had on the easel and am slowly working on. They large paintings 3.5′ to 6′ across. The blonde girl is my daughter and my child self superimposed on her.

I have not seen this antique art except in art history books and on Artsy. Mostly, I am trying to rebel against the old bible stories that I grew up on where the female’s role is that of a tool, or more to my experience, a punching bag.

On a more sentimental level, I like making these paintings because the girl character is based on some snapshots I took of my daughter Danielle when she was maybe 8 — she looked a lot like me then very expressive with her face like me, happy and free, which is what I need for these paintings. A presence that is not so serious.

The media used is graphite and oil on canvas.