Kim Banister's gallery was titled 'Evolution'. It involved many different portrait-type sketches and paintings of the human form; namely various body parts, entire body portraits, and semi-abstract sketches of babies. She seems to use mostly charcoal and running paints. The pieces featured in the gallery were mainly loosely detailed sketches using this running paint method; this seems to have been achieved with some sort of linseed oil or spirits. The pieces have a certain elegant emotion about them, showing how delicately beautiful the human form, along with the associated emotions, can be.
The above picture was one of my favorites, in terms of technique. The form itself is very simple, with very little shading, save for any done with the paint. The aforementioned paint running technique was used in this one, as well as a few others. The paint itself looked like it could possibly be watercolor, or even oil if linseed oil was used. Pinkish and redish hues were used for more prominent points of the piece, while greens are used for the shading.
Based on the technique and the position of the figure, I read this piece as mildly symbolic of a bittersweet new beginning. The figure looks to be picking herself up off of the ground and pushing herself up, as the locked elbows attest. She is, however, still looking downward, seemingly lamenting something she has lost. The technique of the simple line structure without much shading could mean that this has left her feeling empty or alone. Alone with the paint that is running down the piece, she could be feeling like she is losing herself or going through a great change.
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