Portrait...The Queen
She is regal, she is royal, she is every woman, she is you, she is me…she is strong in body mind and soul, she is timeless,...she is wise, she is free, this woman, “The Queen”... The Fourth in the series, her face is half turned to the viewer, looking away, conscious of her dignity, regal in her bearing, as if carved from the rarest wood...
I have named you queen.
There are taller ones than you, taller.
There are purer ones than you, purer.
There are lovelier than you, lovelier.
But you are the queen.
When you go through the streets
no one recognizes you.
No one sees your crystal crown, no one looks
at the carpet of red gold
that you tread as you pass,
the nonexistent carpet.
And when you appear
all the rivers sound
in my body, bells
shake the sky,
and a hymn fills the world.
Only you and I,
only you and I, my love,
listen to it. Pablo Neruda
Acrylic and Watercolour on Fabriano Artistico
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Janis Zroback
She is a fighter, a friend She is a lover She is a wife and mother This Mother, this Queen
She is the beginning She is a nurturer with stamina She is a forerunner This Pioneer, this Queen!
She is a Diplomat, Ambassador, CEO She runs the country and her home She is brave and courageous This Leader, this Queen!
She is a maker, baker, teacher She is a builder of Nations She is ingenious This Motherland, this Queen!
Who is this Amazon Warrior? She is you, She is me. By now you know, This Queen is all of us..Pier Tyler
webbie
So beautiful and the eyes talk …great job Sis hugggggz
Janis Zroback replied
That’s true Thelma…thank you so much for your continued support..I really appreciate it…
arteology
fantastic, ancient, expressive and fresh, gallo
Janis Zroback replied
A wonderful compliment and very insightful…thank you so much Gallo…
Angela Legge
Very good topic and well executed Janis, have a great day! :)
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much…I’m glad you like it…
Jim Phillips
A true queen of the Nile. Like the green tints you’re working into these. Great series.
Janis Zroback replied
Re: colour….I tend to use what I have on the table at the time, but then I usually have out what I like best, so it generally works out…these days I gravitate towards greens and siennas with some blue as well…but there’s a lot of layering of colour involved…
I am really having a good time with these and have a whole lot planned in my head for the rest of the series…thanks so much Jim…I’m glad you’re enjoying them…they’re going to be around for a bit…
coppertrees
Outstanding Janis
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Vickie…glad you like it.. :))
Peter Lessey
This is just stuunning. an overall work of Art.
Love it . – Peter
Janis Zroback replied
Welcome Peter..I’m thrilled that you like my work…thank you so much…
bev langby
wonderful work…..
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Bev…glad you like it..
Carol Berliner
Outstanding art work!!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Carol…happy you like it..
Ming Myaskovsky
What beautiful series, your portraits have so much expression and life!! :)
Janis Zroback replied
Lovely of you to say so Ming..thank you so much…
John Fish
beautiful painting. I love the colors and that regal strength in her eyes. great series
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment John…I really appreciate it as these are the first portraits I have ever done…
kjgordon
And you depicted her (you)...................quite regally too…......
amazing use of colors….......
do you have to look in the mirror long to get the image?..............
Janis Zroback replied
Ha ha…I guess you find her less frightening than the last one… as she is the Queen…no one looks like her…thank you so much KJ…
Carla Jensen
Stunning Painting..Janis!! and love the words as well!! your colors are amazing as always! Excellent start on the series ! they are all Stunning wtg!!
Janis Zroback replied
I have great plans for it and it will last as l ong as I am interested in painting them…I already have plans for the series after this one..lol…thank you so much Carla…I’m so pleased at the response..
annamora
beautiful :)
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Anna…glad you like it..
oneperfectkiss
Divine. x
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much…glad you like it..
Els Steutel
Methinks this is your best sofar..in my eyes that is ofcourse..but she is royal, like you said and a beauty to see. Wonderful use of colors :o)
Janis Zroback replied
Going by the features, I guess everyone has their preferences, but I like to paint in a way that everyone would find something they like, and I am really pleased you came by to let me know which one you liked..thank you so much Els…
Euan Thorburn
wow
fabulous janis!!
xxx
Janis Zroback replied
Love that wow Euan…always nice to see you…I really appreciate that you do come by to let me know how you feel about my painting…thank you so much…
BenPotter
Janis you are so awesome…. incredible work…ditto for all of it.
-Ben
Janis Zroback replied
How wonderful of you to say that!!...thank you so much Ben…much appreciated..
GEORGE SANDERSON
Stunning image, Janis !!!
she looks very regal, Like an ancient Egyptian, Queen !
Janis Zroback replied
That was the idea George…you got in in one…thank you so much… :))
kjgordon
YOU ARE THE QUEEN…...........
I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY…..........
Janis Zroback replied
But of what?????
catherine walker
This is truly amazing and beautiful..so well done janis..
did this face come straight out of your mind, where did the inspiration come from ..I love this painting..gorgeous face!
Janis Zroback replied
The faces are every woman…everything I see around me, gets stored up in my head to use in my painting, from a nail in a wall to an interesting face on the cover of a fashion mag. at the grocery store or my friends faces or something on a neighbouring house or garden…I pour it all out when I paint, most times not knowing where it came from…when I finished The Queen, I thought she looked a bit like Frida Kahlo, whose face I had not seen in years, but her mouth is like a very popular fashion model from the 1980s, again, whom I have not seen since then…i can’t remember her name, but she was gorgeous…so the portraits are a bit of this and that from my subconscious…like I said every woman…
I’m thrilled you like them..thank you so much…
Linda Callaghan
stunning painting Janis …also love the words….she looks very regal, egyptian possibly, and also her face says it all…I am Queen!
Janis Zroback replied
Everybody think Egyptian, and I am agreeing with all of you as I think so myself..at the same time she is all women…we are queens in our own domains….thanks again for your insights Linda…much appreciated…
Janis Zroback
Karin Taylor
this is so beautiful, it reminds me a little tiny bit of gaugin’s style or colour…or perhaps it’s the islander appeal…. delightful
Janis Zroback replied
You are right about Gauguin…it does have the massive feel of his women…thank you so much Karin…
bernard lacoque
Has the sensitive touch of some fayum mummy portraits…Egyptian yes but not a queen like Cleopatra or Nefertiti. Just an ordinary woman facing.
Janis Zroback replied
I agree…I meant her to be all women, not a regal queen on a throne…thank you so much for your insightful comment…
ROTI
It*s very much beautifuly color! Very good!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Roti…very nice of you…. :))
Joanne Bradley
Couldn’t help but notice the similarity to Nefertiti! It is a regal look and somehow it reminds me of Beyonce as well! Beautiful, proud and strong she speaks for today’s woman as well… Just discovering this series Janis, and I am amazed! Your capture of the mood and feeling in these faces is astounding!
Janis Zroback replied
People have said that…I didn’t intend it, but when it was finished, I did think she looked regal..I’m so pleased you love the series…thank you so much Joanne…
Starz
she is beautiful !!
lovely work Janis, i like it very much
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Karon…so nice to see you…
Solomon Walker
excellent portrait work!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Solomon..….so nice of you.. :))