Portrait of a woman with a melancholy look. Only the strong contrasts are visible on a picturesque, grunge background. The shades are dark and lived through. The colour tends via green, teal, turquoise to black. You can speculate what is going on in the girl, does she think of an impossible love, has she just suffered a personal loss, what keeps her busy? What emotions play a role in this serene face?
My name is Lida Bruinen, I was born in 1962. After years of drawing mandalas with colored pencil I was ready for more intense materials. In the past I worked with watercolors, but now I mainly choose to paint with acrylics, often in combination with collage. However,.. Read more…