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"City Girls." Hung at the Barnes!
"City Girls." Hung at the Barnes!
Original Painting size is 8x10 inches. Oil on stretched linen canvas.
Price for Original Painting includes Black Floater Frame.
Canvas Wrap Prints are available with or without Black Floater Frame.
Deluxe Prints are matted and available with or without Standard Black Picture Frame with crystal clear protective acrylic sheet.
Original Painting size is 8x10 inches. Oil on stretched linen canvas.
Price for Original Painting includes Black Floater Frame.
Canvas Wrap Prints are available with or without Black Floater Frame.
Deluxe Prints are matted and available with or without Standard Black Picture Frame with crystal clear protective acrylic sheet.
Let’s Connect Barnes—Exhibition/Competition
May 21–June 4, 2018
About the Barnes Competition .
During the Barnes’ Let’s Connect open call, artists throughout Philadelphia were given free access to the Barnes and asked to select a work of art in the collection to use as a departure point for creating their own work of art.
Artwork submitted by artists to the Let’s Connect competition displayed at the Barnes from May 21-June 4, 2018. During that time, the public and a team of curators voted for the artwork they feel best conveys an original interpretation of the Barnes artwork.
Winners of the competition invited to a three-month residency in the Mural Arts Studio at the Barnes, provided a $1,000-per-month expense allowance, given come-and-go access to the Barnes, and asked to connect to the public by hosting open studio hours.
Why I painted “City Girls”
While searching through the online Barnes Collection to find inspiration for the Let's Connect competition, I stumbled upon "Country Girls" by Edith Dimock. The painting immediately struck me.
For several months, I have been trying to formulate, "Girl Power," a painting about three young girls enjoying a summer afternoon in Washington Square Park. Unhappy with my compositions, I locked the girls away in the artist-block portion of my brain.
I knew immediately, that "Country Girls" is not only an inspiration for Let's Connect, but it is my compositional solution to "Girl Power."
Despite the differences in time & culture, "Country Girls" communicates the female bonding message I hope to send with "Girl Power." With arms interlocked, Edith's girls are enjoying their time together and finding strength in each other.
Although Edith's medium is watercolor/gouache and I paint in oil. Edith's composition is simple, elegant, and conveys the camaraderie and the youth of the girls. As expected, the painting is even more captivating in person.
I returned home from the Barnes outing and immediately started sketching studies for my "Girl Power" painting. Along the way, I changed the name from "Girl Power" to "City Girls" to more closely compare/contrast to "Country Girls."
"Country Girls" reflects an earlier time, "City Girls" reflects current times. My paintings tell stories that cross traditional barriers such as age, income, education & race to help us understand the most important art of all — the art of being human. Such as the simple story of girls enjoying a beautiful day in a beautiful city park.
Painting: 8x10 Inch, Oil On Stretched Linen Canvas
The Original Painting size is 8x10 Inches. I use the highest quality artist oil paint on studio-wrapped stretched linen canvas. THE ORIGINAL PAINTING ARRIVES AT YOUR HOME FRAMED AND READY TO HANG.
In addition to the original painting, you can order canvas & paper prints. Click the drop down "Select Options" menu for sizes and price.
For inquiries and purchases, contact me at christina@christinatarkoff.com, or simply use the "ADD TO CART" button.
ORIGINAL PAINTING AVAILABLE — $240
I take every step to ensure the image is as accurate as possible to the original painting. However variations in color may occur due to monitor differences.
