Preparation for ‘Motherhood’ black and white.
Highlighting the extreme pressures to follow birth plans and breastfeed their babies, I have chosen a portrait of a young family after dealing with postnatal depression. As a result, the mother is now doing a degree in Psychology specialising in postnatal depression and birth trauma.
The choice of black and white comes with new challenges. Having concentrated on colours that were not always there when painting portraits of faded photos I am finding the transition back a little awkward. I need to leave the grey tones to do their work.
