Category Archives: portraiture

February 2, 2012

A Sibling Exchange.

By chrissierouse

Antonymous Synonymity, 2012, Charcoal and Conte on Paper, 22″x30″

Isn’t it funny how siblings can be so alike – and yet, so very different at the same time?  Above, my latest work, and first completed piece of 2012, features my brother Michael.  Below, a painting by Michael, given to me this past Christmas, features my little sister, Casey, and me. I absolutely love the priceless expressions, the similarities and differences, the contrasts and family-oriented creativity. Both pieces currently hang on my bedroom wall.

Painting By Michael Rouse (Mixed Media on Canvas)

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January 17, 2012

Out of the Woodwork.

By chrissierouse

It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted an update… To get back into the swing of things, here is a selection of unpublished drawings and paintings – some old, some new – all bringing life to the written word of the subconscious, with tales told through expression in portraiture.

Forecasted Resolve, 2011
Watercolor, Pastel, Charcoal on Paper
22″ x 30″
Image

Harlequin Dreamer, 2011
Gouache, Acrylic, Charcoal, Conte on Paper
22″ x 30″Image

Savior, 2005
Powdered Graphite, Watercolor, Charcoal on Paper
29″ x 41″
Image

Waterfront Recovery, 2011
Acrylic, Gouache, Charcoal, Conte on Paper
22″ x 30″Image

The Aftermath (MIM), 2010
Acrylic, Shellac, Charcoal, Pastel, Thread
Paper mounted on wood
30″ x 44″
Image

Allegory and Autonomy (Her Screaming Phoenix), 2008
Acrylic, Pastel, Charcoal on Paper
29″ x 41″
Image

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August 30, 2011

POTD, Week Ending August 28th: When The Sun Comes Up, A Daydream.

By chrissierouse

When The Sun Comes Up, A Daydream

The smell of morning
Hints of you on the pillows

Lost in reverie
Remnants fly by, willows
In the wind

Tangled in [you]
Moments contend

With one another
Each better than the last

The look in your eyes
A longing for the next

Of many
Like a dream
Intertwined.in.your.love.

 

Traces Of You, 2010, Archival Pigment Print



Traces Of You was recently exhibited at CCCP Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as part of their group show, Heart Throb, a collection of images representing interpretations of passion, love, and intimacy.

6″x9″ prints (edition of 10) are currently available.  Please contact me by email for pricing and shipping details: chrissierouse.arts@gmail.com.

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June 26, 2011

POTD, Week Ending June 26th: Interpretations.

By chrissierouse

Interpretations

Crashing waves, but a starless sky
A world escaped 
Still burning in those big eyes
Memories flash
As the relics wash away
Breaking free
Mistakes, fear, a clouded pain
Years, silenced
Walls towering high
And in a moment of lifelessness
It all seems to run astray
Dim, then dark
A pause, then a thought
Maybe now, she’s ready.to.start.living.again.

Night’s Meadow, 2011, Mixed Media on Unprimed Linen, 13″ x 17″


 

Night’s Meadow is the first in a new series of paintings and mixed media works, entitled Interpretations ~ A study of existing imagery, re-interpreted with a brush, pen, or piece of charcoal, based on a newly juxtaposed set of literature for each work.

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