Rise

There is another show coming up at the Art League of Ocean City. This one is called Rise - "Rising above adversity and empowering women through art." I thought it would be a good challenge for me. I like the idea of painting 'ideas' - not just paintings 'things.'

I had this idea of being unchained...and I love the idea of rising. So, I began with a pencil sketch and then ink. A simple sky with some clouds...

I like the challenge of drawing chains. It took a few tries before I got the right size.

Then, I looked up the symbol for female. It is actually the astrological symbol for Venus. It is said to represent a bronze mirror with a handle. (I had not known that.) 

I wanted the women to be different sizes, shapes and colors.

I took it to class and it was suggested that a few more women would be nice and work on connecting them. A bit more contrast and definition on the chain and ...

I'm anxious to see what other artists have done. The show runs for the month of October.