“I’m so attracted to them,” she continues. “When I’m painting,
and I’m working with these figures I can be anything I want to: I
can be a queen, a princess, I can be flying through the air. They
take me some place new and special; to wherever I want to be.
And they take me to a beautiful work.”
A painting from her Reflections series showcases Litzenblatt’s
ability to create unique characters that are relatable, but don’t
reflect images or archetypes that the viewer has encountered
before. This composition depicts two figures, positioned closely
together in front of a dark, oval-shaped landscape feature that is
reminiscent of the mouth of a cave. Presumably this dark center
is the night from the painting’s title and it is flanked on all sides
by brightly colored and finely rendered foliage. In the middle
of the piece the two figures link their arms together with ear-nest
smiles. One of the figures seems to be male and the other
female, and their clothing is constructed of leaves and acorns.
While their bodies overlap and blend gently into one another,
their heads lean slightly away from each other. The characters
are charming and compel the imagination to invent a story or
reasoning behind their uncommon depiction. Yet in scrolling
through a mental Rolodex of known and encountered figures,
the viewer is not likely to find anyone or anything quite like
these two. This inability to categorize the characters depicted,
along with the seductive sweetness of the image and the fine
lines and soft colors that Litzenblatt utilizes, lead to an inviting
and unique aesthetic experience.
april 2019
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Three at Sea, 18 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas.
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