Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Patient 001 (Case Study: Anorexia Nervosa/Melancholia) COMPLETE

    I just finished the painting I was working on from my mental illness series which has ties to the victorian era's treatment of mental patients, primary women, and the societal idea that the illness was a "disease of the soul". To read more about this painting, go here: Patient 001. The class critique went pretty well and it was received with the concepts it was attempting to convey so all in all i'm happy with the feedback. Its not smooth enough for my neoclassical-loving tastes and I intend to work on it more in the future once this layer of oil paint dries, but in the mean time- enjoy. 
Patient 001 (Case Study: Anorexia Nervosa/ Melancholia)
Oil on Canvas
3' x 5'

~Elise Mesnard