My Brilliant Grandmother Continued

I have posted about my grandmother, Emme Frankenberg, before.
She was a huge influence in my life and I'm sure the reason I pursued the arts.
The top painting is a self portrait.
It has always been one of my favorite paintings. Of anyone's.
I adore the assured gaze in her eyes,
the robust hollyhocks surrounding her, the blush in her cheeks...
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the painting below is another favorite.
this is of a model who posed for her.
I love the economy of detail. She was able to distill the light and dark down to
it's essence thus avoiding any distractions.
the coloration of seamless neutrals allows the viewer to look into the soul
of the subject...

My Brilliant Grandmother

My wonderful grandmother, Emme, was a painter. She was the greatest influence on my life, as I was growing up. She began painting later in life, when she was in her 40's. Her portraits and still life's have a quality that I love. She captures the mood, the quietness of her subjects as they pose for her. These were painted in the 1940's and are very evocative of the period. The light and shadow make up the structure of her subjects and thus have a slightly impressionistic feel.
My family and I are blessed to have many of her paintings in our home. They will continue to be heirloom pieces that will be passed down through the generations.