“Susan, sometimes I regret impulse purchases. Not this time! I truly love this work! I unwrapped it in my sister’s presence. She gasped as Study of a Happy Girl appeared from the wrapper “Oh I l-o-v-e it”.
“SHE’S HERE! SHE’S HERE! And even more beautiful in person.” Alexine
NOTES FROM THE ARTIST
HAPPY GIRLS are meant to send out joy, inspiration, humour, elegance and lots of love. I hope they put a smile on your face and become part of the essence of your home. I want to paint things I have never seen before. I want to shape, wrap and form balance, infuse motion with emotion until all become a painted story.
A thought would not go away during my time in the studio. Make some happy for the world. Creating a Happy Girl has multiple stages. I paint an abstract of nature on Mylar. Then I spend much time in looking mode, seeing shapes in my strokes I find exciting. Sometimes I see forms in the abstract, a dress or top, a black dot that becomes an eye of a bird. I cut movement. From many pieces I ”build” a girl. As I see the figure, colours and flair developing, I imagine a story.
This helps me finish the artwork and I write a sweet poem or thought for each girl. You are purchasing a finished artwork that is created with the highest quality materials from start to finish. I use Golden Acrylic paint. The GOLDEN brand of acrylics is known for quality and archival integrity.
Original Happy Girls are framed using Artglass™ by GroGlass. It sets a new industry standard in framing glass. State-of-the-art technology allows Artglass™ to have the lowest visible light reflection, precisely tuned for unparalleled clarity and colour correctness.
