Kabuki Girl Metal Print

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I love all things Japanese and I'm fascinated by their culture. Especially their art and literature. I love Kabuki theatre too but have only seen it on TV. Last night after struggling with the conclusion of my story set in Japan, I drew and painted this lady who came unbidden into my imagination. The underpainting is acryrilic overpainted and drybrushed with oil paint straight from the tube.

Painted on circular board 40cms

I am a painter who writes stories and poems in between pictures. Painting began as a hobby, transmogrified into a therapy and finally emerged as an obssession. I am a self taught 'Outsider Artist' and an instinctive painter and colourist. I paint my dreams and whatever comes into my imagination. I also enjoy painting portraits. The whole of one's life is to be found in the face. The eyes and the mouth tell all. I have a passionate interest in art history and have been influenced by the Renaissance, Caravaggio, the much maligned Impressionists, the Fauvists (especially Matisse) and the Pre-Raphaelites ( to name but a few!!!). My paintings are hanging in private collections in America, Australia, France, Spain, Amsterdam, Turkey,...