Indian Lady with Kaftan

An Indian Lady with Kaftan, is made with oil on canvas, The painting contains colour, line, shape and texture.  The eyes dominate, because she is speechless, they are making direct contact with the viewer giving a powerful sense of her character and immediacy, she looks slightly sad but inquisitive.  The skin tones are painted in warm tones.  The canvas is roughly rendered with all brushwork showing. This piece is designed to, Interrogate the inner-workings of the mind, and induce the viewer inward towards feelings rather than intellect.

About the artist

Margot Stinton

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Margot is a British based Artist currently in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. Margot studied an FdA in Creative Art Practice at Hereford College of Art, where she was encourage to research, take risks and be brave. Given the opportunity to explore and experiment with a wide range of disciplines. For example print making, small metals, ceramics, photography, drawing/painting,
digital media and textiles has given her the skills and confidence to thrive on the course and beyond. The course gave her time to decide what she wanted to specialise in. She developed an independent practice and developed her own voice.
Margot’s main artistic inspirations comes from the Renaissance Masters in particular, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Andre Vercocchio’s ancient techniques. Margot’s main medium in her current artwork collection is working with silverpoint. Her themes are exploring the power of the moment - life. Appreciating moments that have passed and preserving her stories through words and drawings.