We have a pastel done by west coast artist Margaret Tcheng Ware. A wonderful and mysterious image of a nearly nude woman in an alley (is it an alley?), facing a green door. Nothing is as it seems. As light is increased, the mood changes from brooding and dangerous to sad and lonely . The soft pastels at times make the scene look as if it were underwater, but that isn’t possible, is it? Why is she nude? Where is she going? In or out of the door? What is behind the door? Was she assaulted? Who is she?
You want to get a blanket, put it around her shoulders and just listen to her story.
I have pondered this work for several years and never tire of the complexity of thought and emotion that it evokes. I play with the spotlight dimmer to change the moods and keep looking for the answers. I expected one day to have the ‘AH HA’ moment when the meanings crystallize. Maybe so, maybe not. The wonder is that Margaret packed all this into one figure standing in an alley.
Thank you Margaret for putting your heart and soul into my mysterious woman, and thank you Sally for sharing her with me.
You want to get a blanket, put it around her shoulders and just listen to her story.
I have pondered this work for several years and never tire of the complexity of thought and emotion that it evokes. I play with the spotlight dimmer to change the moods and keep looking for the answers. I expected one day to have the ‘AH HA’ moment when the meanings crystallize. Maybe so, maybe not. The wonder is that Margaret packed all this into one figure standing in an alley.
Thank you Margaret for putting your heart and soul into my mysterious woman, and thank you Sally for sharing her with me.
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