Empress of Soul Painting

Annie Lennox influenced a lot of people, especially women, and she has been an advocate for women's rights for many years. Someone once said that she is the female version of David Bowie, which is high praise, and the comparison makes sense. Both are androgenous, musical legends that changed the face of music, art, and the expression thereof. I entitled the painting 'Empress of Soul,' because Annie embodies a very deep, soulful energy even though her most famous songs are considered pop. She won an Oscar for her song 'Into the West,' and deservedly so. That song demonstrates her ability to encapsulate the vast, intricate world Tolkein had created. In this portrait I have her wreathed in broken glass and holding a little bird, both songs in her lexicon.