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Forgiveness

Published on August 18, 2008 in Art, Art by black women, Faceless Beauty, PTSD, Self Portrait and Women. 1 Comment

At first glance a young man concluded this painting was about a mother forgiving her young prodigal daughter. I didn’t correct him. This painting shows an older woman embracing her younger self and offering forgiveness for past mistakes and failings. The young self kneels before the older woman having asked for nothing other than a place to lay her head. The older woman who has grown physically and spiritually knows the younger self was caught up in the spring of youth and needs what we all need, a place to rest our transgressions. In the lap of experience the young one is allowed to rest.

“Forgiveness” is part of the Faceless Beauty Collection here on SUNDRIP – Art for Life .

detail 1, detail 2

Art by F. Magdalene

Starlet

Published on January 4, 2008 in Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Digital Art, Experimental design, Faces, Fantasy, Self Portrait and Women. 0 Comments

Starlet . Laminated on RedBubble

This is the old version where the nose was a bit too much. You can see why I changed it. When doing what I call a revamp I try to stay as close to the original as possible. Sometimes I go off on a tangent and start changing things but I can usually stick to my goal. On the updated version her hair is a bit darker and accents the blue roots a lot more than in the original version. I think I prefer the new Starlet over the old.

Starlet original version

Thanks for looking,
F. Magdalene

Presentation

Published on December 17, 2007 in Abstract Art, Art, Art by black women, Digital Art, Experimental design, Faces, Self Portrait and Women. 1 Comment

Doing this was just for fun…very fun…my very first digital collage. Three images in one. The very top is Sacrifices, the bottom is Waiting for The Wind To Change and the middle, well, that’s me presenting these two pieces to you with a scarf I never wear.
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I use to feel rather self conscious about using my face in my own artwork as if it somehow meant I thought too much of myself. I’ve learned recently that the self portrait is one of the oldest forms of portrait making. That’s a sigh of relief for me. No, I’m not all into myself, I’m just available when I need a model and I don’t charge myself for a sitting. Dare I say I’m cheap and available?

Now that I’ve had some fun I can go to sleep. Ah, what a long day.

F. Magdalene

Face It

Published on November 6, 2007 in Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Digital Art, Fantasy, PTSD and Self Portrait. 2 Comments

With a tad bit of pulling and stretching and one easy “dark foil” filter you get a totally different look than the original and the straight colour version.
Face It V3

The original drawing is pen and black ink on basic sketch paper then digitally enhanced. The same pencil on canvas filter used to enhance the drawing was also used to create the border and frame. A touch of gold is added to the first frame layer. The border is solid black with pencil on canvas texture.

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Rising Sun

Published on August 23, 2007 in Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Digital Art, Fantasy, POETRY, PTSD, Self Portrait and Women. 1 Comment

I wish to rise from ruins.
Gather broken pieces,
Shards and shreds long cast off as useless
And create one form worth standing for.
I will rise from rubble
For one great stand
One grand shine.

In my true essence
I wish to rise unscathed by imagery and voices
That encourage the lying down of hope.

Poem Title: The Essence of Me
Art Title: Rising Sun
Art by: F. Magdalene
Rising Sun comes in several print forms as well as framed on Redbubble and via PayPal. Contact me for details.

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