Hello, and welcome to Our Newsletter Issue #4
It is a pleasure to have you here.
How have you been over these past couple of weeks?
I've been out of London for a short while, which has been dreamy, and prior to that I had quite a creative few days where I experimented with various ideas, some of which I will share with you soon!
In this issue, we pick up where we left off and continue our journey through the Finding Closeness series with my 2019 painting 'Man's Best Friend'.
(Last time we looked at 'BPOFY', in case you needed a reminder).
Man's Best Friend, 2019
Oil and phototransfer on canvas
30.5 x 40.5 cm
Signed on back
This painting is available to collect, email info@ariettachandris.com to enquire about it
'Man's Best Friend' is a funny little piece. In my head I always think this is the only animal based artwork I've attempted but the reality is quite different as I've explored this theme in a few artworks in the past (you can check some of them out here). Perhaps I think this way as this is my first detailed oil painting of a dog.
This painting captures the fleeting moment of someone getting on a rather busy London tube with their dog, and a random stranger reaching out to say a quiet hello to this four-legged friend. The stranger did not have an exchange with the dog's owner, he barely even looked at the dog; he reached out almost instinctively to say hi, and that made me think about how that's something I would do. It's probably something a lot of people I know would do. Who cares about other humans when there's an innocent four-legged friend in the vicinity, am I right? Jokes aside though, there was something extraordinarily gentle and special about how this whole scene unfolded, and it was a lovely way to illustrate how this idea of fleeting human intimacy really does just permeate into so many different actions and themes.
'Man's Best Friend' as it could look in your home.
This painting is available to collect, email info@ariettachandris.com to enquire about it
Truth be told, I am realising as I write this that I haven't shared this painting too much since I made it. Why? I am not entirely sure. Perhaps it has something to do with sometimes wanting to give my paintings some space to breathe before I open them up to the public eye. Anyway, here it is now! I hope you enjoy it.
Next week, we will either be continuing our journey through the Finding Closeness series, or I will share with you some of the work I've been doing throughout August. I haven't decided yet. As such, this is your chance to let me know if there's anything specific you would like to read about! Looking forward to hearing from you.
Until then, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Lots of love,
Arietta xx