Contemplation

©Anahid  2011- 'Contemplation' 

mixed-media with collage and drawing on textured paper, 
mounted and framed, 30"X16

This piece evolved from a drawing I made in my sketchbook based on a statue of a woman Buddha or (Buddhita as I call them) in the Asian Art Museum. This drawing changed quite a bit when I drew it again on a larger scale as you can see. The process of artmaking is fascinating to me, how images evolve, how they appear in the first place, sometimes as a faint vision which won't quit until you make it visible. It's almost like they have a life of their own, they do.
 

@Anahid 2011

Here's the first drawing I did inspired by the statue, which by the way looked very different from this sketch.

I am now doing another version of this image on a wooden surface with a great wooden frame. I will post it soon, it's a work in progress.