Her Notebook

So we were assigned a Metamorphosis project for my Colour Exploration class and I tackled a bit more of an abstract idea of change over time. I wanted to focus on something I can’t seem to grasp fully–the idea of what makes a woman beautiful within the mainstream media. I really can’t relate to everything I see thrown infront of me on a daily basis, but I think it is interesting to question how intense the idea of “the beauty myth” has changed over time and how popular belief to the question of, “what makes a woman beautiful?” has taken a drastic turn.

From thick to thin, light skin to dark, this is a representation of woman, as a whole with her sisters of all shapes and colours beside her, floating in unity to make up a whole. I believe that diversity makes a woman beautiful. I think that her strength, independence and body makes her sexy, no matter what her size. I used bold colours and sharpie ink to outline my canvas images. This acrylic painting is 36 x 48 inches. It took over 50+ hours to complete.