Susy

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 "Susy" This is a variation on a painting I did a few years ago of a young black woman during the civil rights movement. There is something about the hope and sense of resolve in this image that captivates me and I am drawn to paint her in different ways, each time a bit different. This version is in my 6x6 Series, a group of portraits painted on six inch square oak boards. All are available for only $40 each in my Etsy shop.

Elsey

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 "Elsey" is the fourth in the 6x6 series, which will have a total of six paintings when complete. Like the rest, she is painted on a 6" square piece of oak board and will be sold for only $40 in my Etsy shop.

Cate

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The next edition in the 6x6 series is Cate. I believe I mentioned it in an earlier post but I'll throw it out there again... When I decided to embark on this series of small paintings I had to make a decision about composition: simply paint smaller versions of my typical work, or crop the faces in tight. I chose to paint the faces nearly the same size as I usually do and severely crop all additional information. It's interesting to me to see how they're coming together and how even though the viewer has nothing to go on, the expressions are able to tell so much of the story of the piece.

All pieces from the 6x6 series are six inches square and painted on untreated oak board. They are being sold in my Etsy shop for only $40 each.

Bele

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 "Bele" is in my new 6x6 series; all paintings done on 6"x6" oak board. I really love how the slightly thinned paints are showing off the wood grain! This is a beautiful Ndebele woman from South Africa.

Each piece in the 6x6 series will be listed in my Etsy shop for only $40!

Patti

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 "Patti" A few weeks ago I did a small 6x6 painting for a show featuring only work of that size. I found it to be a fun challenge to work so small and chose to treat it more as a "cropped image" than to just paint a smaller composition. I decided to do a series of these small works and quickly got my hands on eight more 6x6 boards. Now instead of literally watching paint dry on my larger pieces, I am filling that time with these little ladies. As I finish each one in the series I will post them here and put them on Etsy for only $40! Within minutes of listing "Patti" she was featured in a Treasury List!