Saturday, April 26, 2014

"ST" Expressions of Sorrow and Loss






“ST” Expressions of Sorrow and Loss
Some sketches from this morning’s drop in life drawing session. “ST” always does a few poses like these, playing out some dark thoughts I hope he isn’t really having.
1st: 9”x 12” ink and chalk on toned grey paper
2nd: 12”x 9” ink and chalk on toned grey paper
3rd: 24”x 18” graphite on paper

12 comments:

  1. I see it...specially the hands, leaned down head underline the sorrow...Very expressive sketches!

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    1. I agree. The hands can say so much in a pose.
      Thank you

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  2. I haven't checked in for quite a while. The really great news in that is the obvious improvement in what I see now in your work. There is nothing like being steady and constant in the practice is there? The practice is the work. Your hand is so much more sure now. Wowser! Just like me in the poetry. Another four hundred years and we might actually get this thing, no? Heh.

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    1. Thanks for visiting again..
      I think for both of us it is more experience than practice. The experience is knowing we need to do our forms of art whenever possible.
      Thank you

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  3. Bonjour cher Anthony,

    Vos dessins sont incroyables Anthony. Si c'est la tristesse que vous avez voulu prodiguer dans ces dernières oeuvres vous avez parfaitement bien réussi. L'adresse de vos traits sont fascinants.
    Je me sens un peu dans l'état d'esprit de votre modèle... Cette semaine fut très difficile pour moi avec la perte d'un être cher.
    Gros bisous ❀ ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ ❀

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    1. Thank you
      The emotions I may capture are reflections of what is viewed in the model, the pose, the idea projected with hopes passing on.
      I am so sorry to hear of your loss.

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  4. It looks like such deep sorrow, and you show it to us so well, I'm just hoping that he feels nothing as bad as the suffering he seems to be in, really sensationally expressed Anthony

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    1. He always has a few of these sad poses. They are the less energetic poses he provides near the end of a session. Most of his poses are very athletic and fun.
      Thank you

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  5. I really love these poses..couldn't be better!

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  6. Wow...these are almost too painful to witness...so powerful that they dredge up the memory of every loss and painful experience I have ever had...oh wow.
    I think he must be a great actor...and you an even greater director...:)

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    1. He is a great actor, with years of practice pulling the sadness and sorrow out of the heavy air in the studio on the model’s stage.
      Thank you

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