Ribbon came to be after years of obsessing over the ways that ribbons bend. The gradients that are created as the from changes and light reflects from the surfaces of the ribbon.

 

The continuous white line is shown at an exaggerated width as it bends and moves across the canvas. The negative space shown in blue and white, reacts to the changes in the bending white line, abstractly depicting the depth, gradients and movement, blending from blue to yellow and adding hints of green. 

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In the process of the primary painting period, I came to understand that for me a ribbon is linked to my perception of the femininity. Something I noticed I had observed in reading historic fiction, particularly european historical fiction where ribbons were often used to accessorize dresses and hats. Additionally, my own mother often uses ribbons of various shapes, sizes and colors to embellish her crafts.