Kimiko Painting

"KIMIKO" - After a live theater performance, I asked to meet one performer and expressed my appreciation of her performance and her unique "look". All the while she remained silent and stoically expressionless - or was that still her stage character's mask? But she agreed to pose for a few photographs right there on stage in her costume and make-up, and while I took several photographs, her expression never once changed. I thanked her and left. Later, at home looking through the photographs, two realizations fused in my mind: I did want to paint her "look", and I wanted to use an expressionistic style to convey her colorful costume and masked "look". The human face to me offers up endless possibilities to explore our shared "Humanness" in all the variations we carry inside us - energy, wisdom, stupidity, courage, cowardliness, honesty, delight, cruelty, compassion, intrigue, gentleness and love.  A diversity that is at once frightening and hugely inspiring to paint. This completed artwork will bemailed already stretched on quality wood, with no hardware for hanging or outer frame, but carefullywrapped in protective coverings and a box inside an outer box for addedshipping protection.  Or at a buyer's discretion, the canvas can be removed from the stretcher and shipped in a tube inside another outer tube as sturdy protection. The painted area measures 36x36 inches square on high-quality, sturdy canvas, with a 3/4 inch visible painted side on all four sides.  The highest quality painting materials are used throughout: Golden acrylics and soft gel medium and final varnish coat. Certificate of Authenticity is included.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.