I've selected portraits that I have titled "the schoolgirls" because these characters have become a favorite theme among my current body of work. I'd like to take a few posts to take you through my thoughts behind the process and how it led to their development.
It all started with these sketches. I started with the one on the left, and then was intrigued to sketch the second and third. As I began the actual painting, I started to discover different expressions on their faces. I saw a fragile personality, naive, young, and pensive. It occurred to me she might be a schoolgirl in uniform. The bright hat, much like a halo, needed to bring emphasis to the face and the many emotions it could evoke. Although I'd intended black and white stripes, her shirt became red and white. I chose the purple to add richness and the green to balance it all out.
These were also some of my earliest paintings from the entire body of related works although they are #82, #83, and #81. I moved on to other characters and from the progress of those I was inspired to move back. I will write about the next schoolgirls in part two.
Thank you for reading!
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