Philip Leslie Hale, born 1865 in Boston, MA. She worked with mostly oil paints. I appreciate the brush strokes with each piece and how she was able to capture movement by color choice and placement. Each stroke has rhythm and a narrative. Lighting was placed in such a way to capture what light was present when the Hale painted her paintings. All colors compliment one another and I like the sense of some illusion when it comes to some of the paintings faces. The delicate ruffles on the dress with slight movement of air gives the painting a sense of weather temperament. The hues pop out of the painting and into a surreal life in my mind.
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