AWAKENING
Fine art print produced on textured archival paper with ½ inch border
Signed on the back by Vern Skovpen.
Free mini print with purchase.
Fine art print produced on textured archival paper with ½ inch border
Signed on the back by Vern Skovpen.
Free mini print with purchase.
Fine art print produced on textured archival paper with ½ inch border
Signed on the back by Vern Skovpen.
Free mini print with purchase.
About the original painting:
This is a large oil painting that began with a sketch of the three lines from a journal entry. From top to bottom, the lines signify birth, life, and death. I was looking for a way to incorporating the lines of life, and I found a 1950s portrait that moved in a same motion. I made her pincurls into soft waves mimicking a 70’s psychedelic poster. I love how simply it evolved to include a variety of elements from different decades. Her chin falls softly on the last line, which gently raises her face up to life. In life, we are always awakening, and transforming. This is a painful process, but through this painting I wanted to emphasize the beauty and gentleness of this awakening.
My color palette was limited. Starting in an underpainting of Burnt Sienna. The overpass of colors is just cadmium yellow light and white for highlights, and yellow ochre for shadows.
The original painting is 48”x 48” available for Purchase through Gallery Keshavarzian in Paris