Contemporary Realism Painting of the Week: “In Full Bloom”

Contemporary Realism Painting of the Week: “In Full Bloom”

by Daniela Werneck

My niece, Giovana, was the inspiration for the painting “In Full Bloom.” She modeled for me in February 2022 when she came from Portugal to spend three weeks with us; she posed for me almost every day.

It was late winter, and here in Texas the weather was already warming up. She posed at my entryway where the sunlight is very beautiful in winter. It enters through the glass of the door and “bathes” my entrance, and I really wanted to paint that light! I love the sun, I need its light in my day, I like to feel it on my skin … I want to catch that light! This light means energy to me; it is life, it is hope. It warms my life; it brings me happiness and calmness. I wanted to make the viewer feel it too.

This painting is part of a body of works titled “Metamorphosis,” defined as, “the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form.” While Giovana was posing, we talked about her uncertainties of life – she was full of both dreams and doubts. Our conversation sent me back to my past, it made me feel again the transition from childhood to adulthood.

Metamorphosis also reflects my journey of looking for something new in my career. I want to grow and transform in every work I do; I want to transform but never stop. Our actual level is always immature compared to the next one we can reach. In this piece, the shadows of the lace on the subject are a romantic way to represent our own growth, transformation, and bloom.

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