GLIMPSE

Feb 18, 2025

A young woman in a short lavender dress sits with one knee under her and her other leg flared to the side. As she rests her weight comfortably on one arm, palm planted on the sand, her eyes settle on a red glass heart that she slowly draws across the sand by a string. A crack in the concrete wall behind her casts a sliver of light onto the sand. Through the tall meandering crack calm water can be seen in the distance. The crack splits the corner of a yellow triangle painted point down and worn. In the upper right, five-pointed white stars that carry off panel form an arc over eroding blue paint. A sign on the left reads "Armenia" but is cut off at the R. Rust stains trail from holes in the paneled concrete. Among the debris along the base of the wall is a rusty anchor and a broken ladder resting on its side. — GLIMPSE (1992), Acrylic on Canvas - 48" x 36"

I think this is the first time I used the red glass heart as a symbol for the immediate and/or material possessions. While focused on the heart, she has turned her back to the light of Beauty and Hope behind the wall.

Preliminary concept for GLIMPSE featuring the same design as the final painting except the young woman has long blonde hair. — Preliminary concept for GLIMPSE

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LEFT: Detail from GLIMPSE FEATURING a young woman in a short lavender dress sitting with one knee under her and her other leg out to the side as she stares down at a red glass heart resting on the sand. A crack in the concrete wall behind her casts a sliver of light onto the sand. The crack splits the corner of a yellow triangle painted point down and weathered. Through the opening, calm water can be seen in the distance. RIGHT: Figure detail from GLIMPSE featuring a young woman with dark hair that falls silky straight to her shoulders. She wears a short lavender dress that dips at the neck. Hanging unevenly over her clavicle is silver smiley face pendant on a lavender cord. Her expression is a contrast, eyes pressed closed with no hint of a smile. She's looking down to the smooth sand where she drags a red glass heart by the ribbon. — Details from GLIMPSE

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