Grannies 12#09. Elizabeth

graphite on paper, paper on wood board + frame, 2016

On the occasion of her 90th Birthday, I "personally" take part in the celebration of the queen by making this portrait of mine, one of the series "GRANNY 12#". As they are my "90 yrs old Top Model, and she was going to be ninety years old that same year (2016), I thought she could participate in my project and become one of my proud wrinkled women. I loved also the thing to consider her, one very powerful woman, heir of a powerful monarchy, part of history and herself an institution, just as a granny, nothing more than a common grandmother. I've remarked that even the great Annie Leibovitz take a picture of her portraited as granny, and that picture happens to be the official portrait of her birthday. So I'm not the only one to think this aspect of her as something intriguing and interesting. I'm not sure, though, Lizzie would have appreciated the expression of her I've chosen, maybe a little bit creepier than the ones chosen for the official portraits... ^_^ ;-) Anyway, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!

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