Having said that, because I work by painting the figure first, and then adding the background, I had no idea of what my background would be. I asked the college students for ideas, but in the end, I decided to go with a background of Roy Lichtenstein's painting "Varoom", so while the painting did not say Super Hero, it did say "comic book", (to me) and could still be sent to my gallery for inclusion in the Super Hero Show....since I had not painted one super hero yet.
Demonstrating at Casper College
"When You Read My Mind"
I drew in the background, painted it, and then had to come up with a title. Titles can often times make or break a painting, so I put it out there on FB to get ideas. It was interesting to see what people thought, because of the explosion of words, and the facial expression. People suggested some song titles, and they wondered what she was thinking. Someone mentioned "Can You Read My Mind", by the Killers. I knew the song, so I listened to it over and over, and it reminded me of my model, and I thought it was a perfect fit for the painting.....although I changed it to "When You Read My Mind" from the line: "Stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun, when you read my mind."
