Life takes its toll, slowly, without our noticing. We learn to show only parts of the total to the world and to ourselves. Other pieces are forgotten, denied or purposely cloaked in invisibility to heal wounds, ward off criticism and protect our hopes and dreams. We move along the branches of our choices. We are molded by our experiences, both positive and negative. At some point the scales tip. It feels like we have lost too many pieces. The journey of "re-membering" begins. I paint the reunion of my soul parts.

In 2000, I took a course, Copying the Masters, at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I copied a painting of a reclining nude entitled "Danae" by Titian, a sixteenth century Venetian Renaissance master. After finishing the course, my personal psychic interpretation of Titian's "Danae" began to appear in my own work. The imagery began as single abstract reclining nudes/organic shapes and has evolved into multiple interwoven shapes representing my journey of "re-membering."

Fran Edmondson lives in the Chicago area. She has been a full-time artist for 10 years and paints in both watercolor and oil. She studied the old master technique under Ginny Sykes at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Fran has also studied under Ed Paschke, Leslie Hirshfield, Gay Riseborough, Alain Gavin and Kay Smith. She has painted in both realistic and abstract styles and is currently focusing on personal imagery in abstract.