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Drawing, Ballpoint Pen on Paper
Size: 24 W x 36 H x 0.1 D in
This portrait was painted in celebration of my sister, it features a dancing woman surrounded by animals - a tiger and two geese, and a very loose, exuberant orange and pink ink wash. The inspiration for the piece was a Mary Oliver poem called "Wild Geese" in which she writes; You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -- over and over announcing your place in the family of things.
Drawing:Ballpoint Pen on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24 W x 36 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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Agnes Meintjes, also known as Lara, is a South African artist, illustrator and student happily living in Long Beach, California. She is particularly interested in anthropomorphism and the colonizing properties of ink. Lara is fascinated by the dividing line between fact and fantasy, and the lingering imprint of childhood on our adult lives. She likes to play in the negative space between objects.
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