Self Portrait with Pain – Judith Skillman
Artist’s Statement: Self Portrait with Pain was done with oil on canvas, and inspired by a feeling state—chronic pain—from a pedestrian accident 41 years ago. There is surrealism in the persona's features. One eye is wide open, the other almost shut. Nose and mouth blur and are features layered in a palimpsest over a pale, almost mime-like complexion. States of suffering are magnified by an x at the neck. I hope a viewer may see the portrayal of trauma and its lingering aftereffects.
Judith Skillman paints expressionist works in oil on canvas and board. She is interested in feelings engendered by the natural world—see judithskillman.com, https://www.etsy.com/shop/JkpaintingsStore, https://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/823323.
