Michelle Leivan - Work Detail: For Indentured Liberation Venture

An original painting from Feminine Desert : Paintumentary

17"x23" acrylic, pastel and oil pastel on watercolor paper

Framed with white mat and unobtrusive silver metal frame

Feminine Desert : Paintumentary is based on the perception duality many young women present to the world. The conflict of the independence they believe they portray versus the true co-dependency they actually exhibit to the world, a contradiction they are too often unable to recognize. Each piece is dominated by abstract female figures. The style used allows expression of the human form in a multicultural, non-ethnic specific tone, capturing the universal aspects of humanity. Notably the use of color creates a striking contrast to the expected outcome in portraiture. Utilizing many levels of double meaning within the prose and images the full project digs deep into the psyche of the subject and viewer.

Click thumbnail images below to view prose with each piece.