I painted this about seven years ago and I remember so clearly that my goal was to show the woman sitting in a way that shows she will bolt up and run off at any moment. She is ready for the next step in her life. This is one of my earlier attempts at using the background to hold the figure in place and made the background into a painting on its own. I remain as fascinated by the background as I am of the figure.
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