The Snow Princess with the Pads On, 2024

The creation of this snow princess was a challenge due to the struggle of AI to recognise the prompts offered. After generating the skirt and background in MidJourney using AI I generated a figure who needed to be extensively redrawn in ProCreate. Juxtaposing the bare chest with the voluminous skirt was an exciting process, I loved bringing the AED pads in as if they are an accessory or jewellery piece, as much part of the princess as her gown skirt. The painting reflects the contrast between seeing women depicted as idealised princess figures who need a reducer and the reality of bystanders refusing to apply pads to rescue real women in cardiac arrest.