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A Contemporary Muse – The Story Behind My Latest Portrait
Every painting I believe has a soul. My latest piece, simply titled “Anaïs”, is a celebration of femininity, expressive beauty, and the dialogue between fashion and emotion. Through this painting, I wanted to push the boundary between portrait and fashion illustration, where the personality radiates not just through facial expression but through every curve, fold, and hue. I’m fascinated by how garments can act as both armor and art — telling stories without uttering a single word. As always, thank you for following my journey. I hope Anaïs speaks to you the way she spoke to me as I brought her to life.
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Heddy (aka Hedvig Tilly Sørensen)
I was born Hedvig Tilly Sørensen (aka Heddy) in an extremely small town called Toco (aka Shady Grove) Texas. I bet you thought I was going to say somewhere in Scandinavia coolish like Copenhagen, but alas no. My closest city and closest to Europe I had ever been was Paris, Paris Texas, USA. I had been in and out of numerous foster homes my whole life and never knew who my birth parents were until a weird synchronistic chain of events took place. Maybe fate, destiny, not sure, but here in this tiny town of Toco, population 89, one very small school and a weird landmark plane, I was found by a talent…
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Asher’s Haiku
Asher leaned in awkwardly to listen to what the other boy was trying to say. Although the boy’s whispering was muffled by the sirens constant whirring and screeching, it was now registering how severe a strike to the head his new friend had received. The boy seemed quite confused and disorientated and the gash that now adorned his forehead was confirming that this was very real. That evening had been a haiku kind of moment for the two boys. – excerpt from writings by Fiona Maclean
