{"product_id":"signs-from-above-woman-with-dragonflies-painting","title":"Signs from Above ~ Woman with Dragonflies Painting","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27 h x 23 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOil on linen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnframed, but the canvas is painted on the sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned with name on lower right corner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright 2008-2026 Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from Norfolk, Virginia US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSigns from Above\u003c\/em\u003e ~ Original Oil Painting\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Many years ago, I had worked with a couple of lovely belly dancers in a life drawing session.  I asked one, Julie, to pose privately for me, as I wanted to create artwork that other artists around me would not have anything similar.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     We worked in a dark room with dramatic lighting because my curiosity led me to wonder what if the female body was draped in such a way that her limbs seemed to extend in a surreal way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I kept the resulting painting with me, even as my life and home changed.  I had not yet imagined what else the composition needed.  Of course, she could have ended up many different ways, but in recent years, I have been looking for a way to add some dragonflies to one of my paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    I did a fair amount of research to decide how many dragonflies I wanted:  I mean specific numbers due to their implications.  I then had to decide where to place my five chosen pilots.  Naturally, I wanted them to give the impression that they were \u003cem\u003eintentionally\u003c\/em\u003e circling Julie.  Because the background was so dark (a mixture of burnt umber and a black), I painted the shapes of the dragonflies in a mostly solid white and let that sit for weeks as I worked on other things.  That is what you see in this detail image below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_SignsFromAbove_Description-DragonflyWhiteUnderpaintingIMG_6290.jpg?v=1787028085\" alt=\"detail of a painting of a blonde woman looking up and the white underpainted forms of dragonflies swirling above her head awaits color.\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I also adjusted slightly where her eyes were looking.  Engagement only happens when BOTH parties participate, no?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This next image shows that I had turned the painting upside down and left her leaning against my wood-burning stove (in summer) after having painted the bottom of the linen canvas.  She got plenty of time to dry!  But in the meantime, my neighbor Riccardo earned a new puppy to keep his much older dog Yoda and his cat Ettore company.  Her name is Pimpa and she loves to hang out with me, too.  However, poor Yoda is so patient with her childish energy.  She loves to nip his heals, his ears, and often climbs up on his back as he lies on the floor in my kitchen.  Yoda hates that, but maybe he remembers his own youth and the need to chew.  Pimpa has destroyed too many of my plants as she loves to dig into the vases and then steal them for chewing.  oy!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_SignsFromAbove_DescriptionPimpaPuppy-PaintingTheBottomEdgeIMG_8584.jpg?v=1787028329\" alt=\"a puppy looks up at the artist of the upside down oil painting drying behind her.\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I finished the painting and rolled her up in a tube for my trip and exhibit in Norfolk, Virginia (US), in 2026.  I hope you enjoy this mysterious conversation between a woman and five dragonflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     If interested in some of the process to create this painting, see these short videos as I share my self-critiques, considerations, and general thoughts about this painting.          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qJZcyqA_0R0\u0026amp;amp;t=4s\" title=\"follow the inspirations and creative thoughts of artist Kelly Borsheim as she paints Signs from Above\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qJZcyqA_0R0\u0026amp;t=4s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l6Yc522zJ4g\" title=\"Developing a composition of a seated woman looking up at swirling dragonflies, artist Kelly Borsheim\" rel=\"noopener\" 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