Some days you just need a handful of beautiful paintings to gaze upon, full of life and extraordinary detail to the human personality.
"I do think things have improved for women in general; there are many more women in government, in law and corporate jobs, but it's very difficult in the art world for women to find a gallery".
Sylvia Sleigh, 2007
Sylvia Sleigh: 1916-2010
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Sylvia Sleigh
WOW... I hadn't heard of her before... I LOVE her work.
ReplyDeleteIm definitely going to read up on her, thanks!
GORGEOUS!! i want one of her paintings for my living room. xx
ReplyDeleteYes!!! Soooo beautiful. When I first saw her work, her style kind of reminded me of Alice Neel! Truly amazing portraits.
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