Rosy Hall
Joined August 2010
Thanks to a question asked on G+ I can finally write a decent biog. The question asked indirectly was “Why beautiful/exotic women?” I hadn’t thought it out, but once I did it was dead obvious. For a number of years I worked closely as a trained counsellor with severely traumatised women.
In a short space of time I stopped focusing on their faces and bodies, which often bore the traces of that trauma – grief, loss, pain and more. Instead what they revealed and what remains with me, is the beauty of their souls – their courage, humour and compassion in the face of adversity. I can’t put into words how deeply they moved, challenged, and changed me, instead I paint them in as many different ways as I am able.
So I’m grateful this was raised. Profile writing is anathema to me as a very private person, even though I know readers like to know who the person behind the art really is. Now, I know what to write as an “insight” into why I do what I do.
It seems such a small thing to do to honour the beauty of those women who trusted me and touched my life. They were indeed rare, exotic and unforgettable beauties of many colours and multiple layers.
I’m not averse to ‘raw’ painting as those of you who know my work will realise, but most of all I celebrate the resilience of the human spirit as I saw it in the lives of those women. My women may be beautiful, exotic, sophisticated, rebellious, glamorous, fragile, soft or a mix of any and all of these, but what they are to me, is emblematic of women who survive, and with the right support and encouragement – thrive.
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