Traverse 1 and 2 – By Mimi Rogers

Art: Traverse 1 and 2          By: Mimi Rogers

Painted: October of 2008 with Oil and Canvas

“When I paint I usually am okay with letting go of my work when I am done. Most of the time, it moves me when other people are inspired by my art, especially when they want to buy it.

The year before last I had an art show and it had a fantastic turnout, I sold a couple of things that I loved. These two paintings stayed with me after that though, I really did not want them to sell and I am not sure If I am ever going to sell them.

This set is oil paint on cream canvas. It is titled “Traverse 1 and 2“. Traverse means: the act of passing across, over, or through.

I tried to capture some of my own growth and put it down here. I feel like it represents the choice between rock bottom, movement, and elated direction. It is a reminder for myself that I have a choice every second to just turn around an walk back up the stairs to where I wanna be. I am pretty sure all of the figures in these paintings represent one form of myself.

For that art show I included a lot of robot pictures. Robots are some of my favorite characters to portray my expressions. I feel they always start neutral because they are not human. For me it is a personal giggle every time I make them act human in my paintings and drawings.”

- Mimi Rogers

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