Sometimes you have a conversation with someone and are touched more than usual.
I had a conversation like that recently, with an amazingly cool person.
A woman who comes across as quite tough, but when you get in touch with her, she turns out to be incredibly sweet and open. And also very interested in what the other person has to say.
I said, after we got into that more: you are a Steel Magnolia.
As I said it, I realised that the reverse was also true for me.
My tendency to (want to) appear gentle unintentionally overshadowed my power.
Through this conversation, a Brave Soul Search with Liesbeth Bravenboer, something changed in me.
It made a deep impression on both her and me and I could not help but paint tough and beautiful magnolia's.
I've done portraits of women all my life. It just has to happen. All emotions, experience, processing, inspiration and amazement take shape in my portraits of women. Paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media, digital work, everything can happen. I have my own.. Read more…