Les estaba contando de mi proyecto de las Diosas. I was telling you about my interest in Goddesses. After I discovered that I wanted to paint these powerful female figures, I made several and framed them. Now they are waiting for a new owner in some small galleries. I made them with watercolor and coloured pencil in small format, not exceeding 40 cms. I was really proud of them.
But around two months ago I submitted my dear Goddesses and other paintings to the scrutiny of my professor and mentor Carlos Salazar and Ines Scott, Art Dealer. The veredict was unanimous in favor of the Goddesses both in theme and regarding my own abilities but (it is great that there is always a BUT in painting because we are forced to leave our comfort zone)....
The BUTs were two: a too small size and the media. I needed to paint my goddesses in a larger format and this was difficult to achieve with watercolour or ink (thinking about framing and final weight). In addition, they beleived that I should try oil or acrilic too. I went home confused and complicated. I did not want to change but something was telling me to try. So I did ... but that is another entry.
