Water in her Soul
457X610mm
Acrylic on canvas
Inspired by traditional Japanese art I decided to explore the elusive yet beautiful world of being a Geisha.
“Geisha” ( pronounced ‘Gay-sha’ ) means artist in Japanese. The ‘real’ Geisha was not a common prostitute, the first Geishas were men who entertained patrons through artistry. The Geisha evolved into being the role of a woman in Japan, holding the equivalent status to celebrities today for their time.
The different forms of art they performed were tea ceremonies, dancing, calligraphy, painting, music, not to mention they were and still are walking pieces of art. Hence, these amazing iconic figures have inspired paintings with a contemporary edge.
Nicole Whitty
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cdwork
Stunning work- It is a great read too
whittyart
thankyou cdwork, my Geisha series is recent work that will be exhibited in the Fleurieu Biennale at McLaren Vale (Country, food & wine Festival throughout the Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia). So thankyou as its nice to get great feedback before the show! :)
coffeetea
great well featured! congrats!!
whittyart replied
thankyou, yes, very happy!
Shelleymay
Really beautiful work
whittyart replied
yOU’RE SO KIND, THANKYOU :)
Damien Venditti
i love how you’ve done this beautiful colours!! superb
whittyart replied
thanks Venditti :)
Bill Vourgos
Amazing work!!
whittyart replied
thankyou bilistic, i love it when people comment on what they think & to call my work amazing is amazing :)
JoAnnHayden
I really like your unique style, lovely piece
whittyart replied
thankyou JoAnn, really appreciated :)
MaryK
This picture brings to mind one of my favorite books “Memiors of a Geisha”. Is that the inspiration?
MaryK
oops you answered that already… I should read the previous comments before I post my own. I love how you captured her!
whittyart replied
The Geisha in general has inspired a series of works on this theme, this being part of the other paintings that are on this site. Bringing a contemporary edge to the subject felt good and I loved that book/movie too, the character obviously inspiring the water in her soul. :) thanks :)
Rachel71
Beautiful work! She is cheeky and innocent – wonderful, well done
whittyart replied
thankyou :)
Rayven
ooh how lovely
whittyart replied
thankyou Rayven : )
Lynda Robinson
You have a very lovely style about you Whittyart! I am really impressed by your work!
whittyart replied
Thankyou so much, that really means a lot : )
tiffatron
WOW…very cool
whittyart replied
thankyou :-)
Carol Berliner
woooooow amaaaaaazing!
whittyart replied
you are very kind… love & light to you Carol xx
Sophie Shapiro
Congratulations on your feature!S
whittyart replied
thankyou :-)
joyousmoon
Fantastic…Congratulations on your feature!
whittyart replied
thankyou Pamela :-)
tiffatron
whitty, you should think about entering this into the Tokyo Splatter challenge!
whittyart replied
thankyou tiffatron :-)
Kieran Sturgeon
Wow, all I can say is it’s exquisite. Good work.
whittyart replied
thankyou very much Kieran :-)