The “Girl”
I was networking socially from the privacy of my living room, viewing recent posts and photos that friends and groups were uploading to the stream, most of it garbage, the occasional laugh. Click. Like. Like. Share? Eh… That’s when I saw her. There were many admirers of course, she is amazing. And the comments, I was not the first. How beautiful she appeared there before us all, teasing, to admire. Exposed. Vulnerable. Yet quietly confident in a mysterious sort of way. I fell for her immediately, as did many others. On a fateful whim, I asked if she was available… She was going to being going home with someone someday, and I had hoped that lucky guy was going to be me. It was not right away that I found out she was available and of all the would be takers, but in the end she was mine! Meeting someone online can be awkward, nonetheless I was impatiently waiting patiently for the day to arrive that I would finally get to see her in person. We’ve all heard stories, or have been victims of misleading profile pictures but this was not the case now at all. Everything about her in real life was so much brighter, richer, and despite her mottled tones being painted on thick textured paper, she really seemed alive. Almost as much so as the very talented artist and amazing person who created her.
What is she thinking about?
Perspective Counts.
With her various brushes and techniques, Alana Meserve flows intriguing stripes, punches in patches and punctuated palettes of dribbled and dripped drops of color that come together to capture the spirit of the subject in a way I have never experienced. Simply stated- I love this painting. I feel lucky to get to see it, not just a photo of it, daily. I felt touched to have been gifted this and appreciate it no end. Visiting Alana and her Husband (a super rad dude and also very musically talented) at their home the day I received my “Girl” in the very studio she was brought to life, I tried to explain to Alana how much it meant to me and how amazing she and the girl are.
Here are some of random close ups of some details I find interesting.
Does it hurt. Or does it feel good?
Detail of a drip and a run.
Curves Close Up
Foot Fetish?
She now hangs on my wall, where I see her daily. Alana is having an art show very soon and her works will be available for purchase.
More info on the art show here- http://www.rawartists.org/alanmeserve
You can see more of her work on her website http://www.alanameserve.com/
Or on her facebook page Alana-Meserve-Watercolors
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