This is a mixed media work on canvas. The background is a painted collage of different pieces of paper with patterns. By covering and saving with acrylic paint a portrait of a woman is suggested. Different patterns form a lived background. By working with different layers of paint and collage there is a lot of depth in this portrait. The main colours are orange, dark blue and white.
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…