I've been meaning to write this for a long time, if only for my own reflection on this artist's journey. I've had the gift of learning from an artist whose work I admire and now call a friend, Margaret Chiaro, a North County San Diego artist known for her work in Magical Realism. See her work at margaretchiaro.com. Full disclosure, I am a collector.
I learned so much about working with oil: not just brush and technique, but how to see light, color, and value, and how to bring a painting to life through perspective, depth, and color. The biggest lesson was patience and perseverance. Just like life, sometimes you have to slow down, take a step back to see where you are, and then press on. Forever grateful for the knowledge shared and the freedom to experiment.
Lost in Play, and most of the portrait studies, came out of that period. Early work where the lessons were taking hold.
