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a chiropractor, seated, with flowers instead of a mouth

The Chiropractor

The acrylic portrait of a seated Krista Riddell on a chiropractic bed is a meditaitve response to the patience, warmth and gentle assertiveness chiropracters have to bring to their profession. Krista's family has since relocated to the South of France in search for a better life.

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Mixed
Size
460 x 610 mm
Fabric
Canvas
Price
$ 650.00

The acrylic portrait of a seated Krista Riddell on a chiropractic bed is a meditaitve response to the patience, warmth and gentle assertiveness chiropracters have to bring to their profession.

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The allusion of an almost invisible halo sets the tone for the clear-eyed chiropractor to assess our health without appearing too threatening or imposing. Friendly yellow flowers assure the viewer’s confidences are kept and the C5 vertebrae necklace speaks to the dedication of Krista’s practice.

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Krista is enveloped in her daughter’s Korowai, which has been predominantly painted with the painter’s fingers to represent the importance of touch within the practitioner-patient relationship.

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Medium
Mixed
Size
460 x 610 mm
Fabric
Canvas
Price
$ 650.00

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