Friday, October 19, 2012

Mumbai Girl

oil on board
6"x6"
sold

This young girl is from Mumbai, also known as Bombay, India, the fourth most populated city in the world at 20.5 million. 

I'm embarking on a series of portraits based on the work of the superb photographer Steve Evans. (Steve generously allows adaptations and distributions of his work). There are so many disarming faces to choose from in his Flickr photostream that it was hard to know where to begin, but this young girl's slightly questioning smile really drew me in. Here is the original:

8 comments:

  1. Taryn, BEAUTiful! BTW, you left out the bindi on the clearly Hindu girl's forehead. Why?

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  2. Thanks Anonymous- I have added the bindi. I absent-mindedly and regretfully simply forgot it!

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  3. Beautiful painting of a beautiful little girl

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  4. Namaste! Beautful Taryn, JT

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  5. She's beautiful Taryn! Looking forward to the series. How privileged are we to live in an age when sharing images has become so easy!

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  6. This is stunning Taryn! Looking forward to this series!!!

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  7. This is going to be a series that connects us emotionally to other people and cultures. I am looking forward to seeing where this will lead you and us.

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  8. Our son was killed in an accident in India and we went to visit the area and fell in love with India and the people.
    We found warmth, humor and gentleness, all showing in this beautiful little girls face. I am going to really appreciate this series.

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