DOLL DREAM
Multi-media collage over original drawing on paper 22"x 30"
DOLLS
MODELS
and
I shot the original B+W photographs of the dolls, enlarged them, then used oil paint to color and add details.
DOLLS AND MODELS are effigies, passive objects created to support
the whims and designs of those who manipulate them.
Children project their fantasies onto dolls and bend them to their will.
So do adults.
Models are mannequins; hangers for the most creative fashion ideas...
living canvasses for other people's art.
These made-up, dependably malleable and motionless figures are
charming to play with. But if they become active, with thoughts and
desires of their own... whoa! They can be scary.
The b&w photos of myself were taken by various
photographers who were"testing" for portfolios
during the late 60s and '70s.
The mixed-media additions were mine.
They were done in the 1990s.
OR NO ONE WILL LOVE YOU Collage over original b+w photograph
PS my birthday's on
CHRISTMAS
The original 20"x 23" b&w photo was a photo taken of me
model.
It was the base for oil paint and collage.
I then went to the computer to get
the slick look of a magazine cover.
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
AS A YOUNG THING
Hand-colored photograph
CHRISTMAS DOLLY The original b&w photo was the base for gold leaf, oil paint and collage
