The Visions of the Closed Eyed Delicacy

THE VISIONS OF THE CLOSED EYED DELICACY Artist, K. Hardison focuses on the beauty of women who have different lifestyles. She sees herself in a lot of her paintings. They identify areas of her life experience over the past years. Katrina created closed eyed faces with different emotions. She used watercolor based paint and tempera colors to express each emotion. Purple represents royalty. Red is a symbol of the blood of Jesus. In her "Closed Eyed" masterpieces, Katrina is able to express the relationship that these women have with God. They close their eyes to remain focused regardless of the distractions in life. Imagine what it would be like to lose focus by always opening the eyes up to allow negativity to overtake your life. The paintings speak life through different colors and allow healing to take place.