I wish I could say this was a quick sketch, but I worked on it for about 45 minutes. I took a break from organizing my office and writing my artist statement and I got lost in the curve of the waist, weight of the breast, etc. There’s a reason the female form has been drawn and painted so much over the centuries, there’s a captivating quality in how all the pieces are put together. The shapes that the body makes and the lines that form are intriguing and beautiful. And the most perfect thing about it all is that every woman embodies this trait. It is inherent in all of us. It’s just how we are made and I love honoring that and spreading that message, even if it is just for 45 minutes in between mundane chores.
Before the end of school I bought a book to use for sketching when I did not have a model handy, which unfortunately is the case more often than not now that I am not in school. The book is The Nude Female Figure: A Visual Reference for the Artist by: Mark Edward Smith. He has a few more books out as well. They are filled with all kinds of poses and different body types. His other books contain men and women. I hope to acquire them all in the future, but for now this one is more than sufficient.
News:
I am currently working on a series from my recent travels. I am going to have roughly six pieces finished for an art festival in southern Illinois held in September. I hope to have the first piece finished by early next week. I am taking photos of the process and will post them to give everyone a better sense of what it is exactly that I do.
My BFA show is August 6th Again I will be sure to have a few photographs to share.
My website will be debuting very shortly. Definitely before the September show, but perhaps even sooner.
Note: Originally posted 7/15/09 on blog.limitedpalette.com
