Sonja Rivett-Carnac (nee Chambers) - "Xhosa Woman in Red"

Xhosa Woman in Red
Oil on Canvas, US$ 172

Xhosa Woman in Red

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Details

Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas

W: 300mm x H: 400mm x D: 25mm
W: 12" x H: 16" x D: 1"

Approx. Weight: 0.39kg

This work is unframed

Price

US$ 172

Scale

Reference

P95sc

About "Xhosa Woman in Red"

This Xhosa woman was very well dressed for the special occasion of sitting for her portrait. She sat quietly with downcast eyes, almost appearing closed - no doubt she was feeling shy. I enjoyed painting her shapely lips and her beautiful face.

Sonja Rivett-Carnac (nee Chambers)

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About Sonja

Life is Fragile - precious and forever changing. Loved ones pass on; friends come and go. I like to record LIFE through my painting.

By painting portraits my intention is to capture not only the outer facade, but the essence of a person - immortalising them in time. Sometimes recording a memory, life experience or validating a person's life.

I'm inspired by atmospheric portraits and the feelings conveyed through an expression, mood and the play of light & dark on interesting features.

The richness and versatility of oils is wonderful as a painting medium for the subtleties of portraiture. Gradually the work evolves until the moment when I exclaim, "Hello, look who's here!" and feel the person looking back at me from the canvas.

It's the most glorious sensation to be lost in a painting. In meditation I mix the oil paints until the colours are "just so" then brush them on the canvas - like a puzzle, piecing the face together with colour, tone, line and form ... Finding harmony with composition while discovering the person I'm striving to portray.

I also enjoy exploring new ideas and different ways of painting faces and shall continue to experiment with creative expression.

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
~ Oscar Wilde

Price Range

US$ 61-1,256

Exhibitions

Sonja's been an active member of SASA since 2002 and regularly participates in their Annual and Merit Exhibitions. She received a Highly Commended Award for her mixed media painting "Madonna Mirage" in 2010 at their 104th Annual Exhibition, and in 2015 a Commended Award for her oil painting "See me in a Different Light (13 faces)".

She's successfully completed numerous portrait commissions for local and international clients, including posthumous portraits from black and white photographs.

Education

Chris Ruthven, Marcelle Lyons, Michaelis (UCT)

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