Blue Madona

"Blue Madona" comes from the period when I was leaving all facial features out of the paintings. The subject gets simplified to the point of becoming a graphic element. Years later I was watching a documentary on the Roman Empire when I saw statues of Aphrodite that also had the face removed. She was the goddess of Love and the faceless statues were used by worshipers in her temples. They would imagine the face of their beloved on the statue when praying to appease her and have their wishes granted.