Description 2016 RC deWinter (Un)Painted Ladies When I get restless I put on my boots and clatter down the stairs out into the great hum of this city of hills. The salt air blows in from the bay and the sun shines through clouds as wispy as angels' breath and I am free, lost in the crazyquilt of humanity. Were I back home I would be an anomaly among the perfect painted ladies and men correctly clad in bespoke shirts, but here I am a dull wren, passing unnoticed in this most colorful parade. This pleases me. It does my face no favors to outline eyes, rubify lips, powder over the lines of living. If anything, it accentuates my age; the falsity of make-up is a harsh mask that cracks with every smile, every expression exaggerated by attempting to conceal the touches of time. Today I am climbing Russian Hill, one of the original seven, now a hodgepodge of old and new. I come here often to stand on the sidewalk and commune with a particular house, one of the old and stately painted ladies - nothing like the ones out shopping back home - still standing. It rises alone in its grandeur, surrounded by buildings easily forgotten; its famous sisters, the ones the tourists visit, occupy the border of Alamo Square. If I were a house I would be this one. Its lines are unchanged from the time it was built, but the most beautiful thing about it is how it has been allowed to age. The shingles and trim wear colors faded by time; no harsh overlay of falsity mars the timelessness of its antiquity. It too is an anomaly, one of a kind in its environment. I have been tempted to climb the porch and ring the bell and thank whoever owns it for allowing the house to show its true self, but that would be imprudent. So I'll just stand here and admire the the beauty of its unaltered survival.
RC DeWinter, Fairfield, CT Member Since December 2008 Artist StatementHello and welcome to my portfolio on Imagekind. Here's a bit about me:
RC deWinter is a Connecticut writer/digital artist whose artwork has been published in many print and online journals, including, among others, The American Muse, Fine Art Photography, Poetry Nook, 2River View, Pink Panther, Official Feature Online Entertainment Magazine, Garden Tripod and also used as set décor on ABC-TV’s “Desperate Housewives." In 2013 Ms. deWinter she was one of six finalists for a Shorty Award, the national social media awards, in art. Ms. deWinter is honored to be the first digital artist invited to exhibit at the Arts of Tolland Gallery in Connecticut. Her 4-week solo exhibition was an unqualified success. Her poetry publication credits include The New York Times, Uno: A Poetry Anthology, 2River View, Another Sun, Pink Panther Magazine, Pilcrow & Dagger, Plum Ruby Review, Poetry Life and Times and numerous other print/online publications. If you enjoy my work, please spread the word, and thank you for stopping by.
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