Beryl Cook, 2002
(Found thanks to Figuration Feminine)
Tveice Rīgā I (Swelter in Riga I)
Patrīcija Brekte, 2010
Another striking image out of Latvia -- women with beers patiently waiting out the summer heat in the country's capital city.
Dita
Karlis Dobrajs, 1982
One of Karlis' earlier paintings has nice form and setting, with the face curiously in the shadows.
Ieva (Eve)
Karlis Dobrajs, 1993
Interestingly, Inta's painter husband also does a lot of female portraits and nudes, but I'm not at all persuaded by any of them -- ethereal floating creatures in glowing light. This portrait of one of his best, probably because of the way he's done the texture of her hair!
Šuvējas (Seamstresses)
1989, Inta Dobraja
Another painting from Latvian artist Inta Dobraja. I guess this is how you make clothes when you don't have clothes? Whimsical and well-lit.
1988
Info from http://www.manss.lv/dobrajien.html; it seems Latvians Inta and Karlis Dobrajis have a whole series of beautiful paintings, and have been developing their art as a couple for years. I'll feature these for the next few days.
J'adore les serpents (Myrtille Henrion Picco)
Myrtille Henrion Picco, 1989
Eye-catching hair; more from this artist's blog here.
une beauté orientale
Henriette Brown, 1861
Figuration Feminine provides me with another beautiful portrait by Henriette Browne, this one of a woman in Ottoman garb.
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