“Pensée”

2016 | 9”x12” | Mixed-media:
Prismacolor Verithin red/blue colored pencil, Derwent Inktense pencils, black ink, white charcoal, and water brush on cold press watercolor paper.
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“Struck by an unseen force, she sits contemplating the key in her hand. What to do? Her mask is up, but should she surrender the key? Thoughts bloom and wilt and bloom again. Insecurities and doubts flow forth from the wound. The bonds of her affliction keep her tethered, wondering, “What if?” But he is not present. He is not there. All she can do is wait. The fever will break and all will be quiet once more. It’s only a matter of time…”

“PENSÉE” is about the time it takes for feelings and insecurity to dissipate.
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FLORIOGRAPHY:
• Pansies: “You are in my thoughts”; from the French “pensée,” meaning “a thought put into literary form,” from the English “penser,” (to think), derived from the Latin “pendere” (to weigh or consider).