I have only recently started to work on the human form in painting. Specifically women, mostly silhouettes with vibrant highlights.
For this piece, "Reaching for Heaven", a friend had given me two canvases with acrylic pour. An acrylic pour is done using thinned acrylic paints. You layer different colors of paint in a cup then pour directly only the canvas (or whatever base you are using). As the paint spreads, it creates a pattern across the surface. It can also be done by pouring one color at a time. See here for example This person used a hair dryer to get the effects she wanted, making it a bit more precise in nature. I personally prefer allowing the paint to go where it wants to go and seeing what you end up with.
So I started this painting with one of the poured backgrounds given to me by my friend. I was simply doing shapes and attempting to get a silhouette started, and I found myself in the painting. It was me reaching toward Heaven. It was me with the wind blowing in my hair, watching this intense eclipse, light shining from my face. It was me begging for whatever help might be out there for me.
This was my very first piece to sell, and it sold just yesterday. Some of my best pieces become gifts for dear friends. I may post some of the old photos I have of those, simply to share what's possible when thinking outside the box.
Wishing you a day filled with healing creatively,
Jenny Hofschneider
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