Ophelia Brenton Bostwick Academy of Art

Academy of Art

Combining familiar imagery in unfamiliar ways

The Varieties of Religious Experience

They are usually caught in moments where something transformative has or is about to happen

Ophelia Brenton Bostwick Academy of ArtDetails About Oil on wood 8 x 10 in. 2024 Hand cast painted antique frame 21 x 19. 5 x 4 in. (f) Framing included This is Her Story is a narrative series of portraits featuring both mythological and historical  women whose fates have become iconic templates for female identity. The experiences of these  women become intertwined with those of a modern child, a young girl dressed in white who  features in the landscape of each painting.