dress paintings
There is no war in my drobe only garments of hope was my debut show in Auckland in 2007
I have always been fascinated by wedding gowns and ball gowns but unfortunately there is very little opportunity left these days to wear them. So in my typical fashion -If I can't wear them I might as well paint them instead- . First off, I started painting beautiful dresses on beautiful women but very soon the dresses took on their own life and escaped the body and went on a journey without the wearer. Perhaps my 10th wedding anniversary had something to do with it and the fact that my wedding dress would not fit me any longer? I am not sure - perhaps it was more a way of setting my wedding dress free so I could go on without it's restriction? Win-win situation really! I can grow in spirit and body and the dress can grow it's spirit without me splitting its sides.
I hope you enjoy my garments of my peacedrobe as much as I enjoy painting them.
I have always been fascinated by wedding gowns and ball gowns but unfortunately there is very little opportunity left these days to wear them. So in my typical fashion -If I can't wear them I might as well paint them instead- . First off, I started painting beautiful dresses on beautiful women but very soon the dresses took on their own life and escaped the body and went on a journey without the wearer. Perhaps my 10th wedding anniversary had something to do with it and the fact that my wedding dress would not fit me any longer? I am not sure - perhaps it was more a way of setting my wedding dress free so I could go on without it's restriction? Win-win situation really! I can grow in spirit and body and the dress can grow it's spirit without me splitting its sides.
I hope you enjoy my garments of my peacedrobe as much as I enjoy painting them.
'There is no war in my drobe' paintings
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