“P”
“D”
Dead
or Asleep
More often than not the male models when they
pose flat on the stage end up looking dead in my sketches. It is as if I
murdered them to achieve the affect. The female models, left to my hand, are
more likely to be perceived as eventually waking up. Maybe yesterday if “P” had
used a pillow or two for his pose, he might have lived?
The second sketch of “D” from earlier in the
week (like the others of her I have recently posted in similar poses), show what
a few pillows under a blanket can achieve. The added effort to keep her comfortable
assures she will probably wake after finishing the sketch.
Both: 12”x 9” fountain pen and chalk on toned
grey paper.
Very nice drawings !!!
ReplyDeleteThe first male figure drawing looks like dead but the second female drawing looks asleep !!!
Have a nice and creative week !!!
Thank you
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Yes I see what you mean there is a certain rigidity to his form that speaks of death...but you leave room for uncertainty (well knowing of course he's alive) but after you look at the female's body you look again at the male and the uncertainty is real...dead or asleep in your art? Perfect title, I love that you can draw a body so perfectly...dear or alive :)
ReplyDeleteI will try to make “P” more comfortable the next time.
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She is so deeply asleep for a second when she wakes up nude in front of men and women will she instantly remember or try to cover herself immediately, waking up is such a lovely aloneness..I can't help but wonder how she'll react , I hope you tell me ;)
ReplyDeleteI’m pretty sure her reaction, nude or covered, will be the same..
DeleteYes...I'm certain you are right...it is the pillows that make the difference!
ReplyDeleteShe looks so comfy...whereas he is clearly very uncomfortable...even the very surfaces they are lying on seem to contrast immensely. Hers is soft and yielding, like a mattress...his more like granite...and that level of discomfort could so easily be mistaken for death!
I love how you achieve such differing effects with just a fountain pen and chalk - a sign of pure artistic genius...:)
I have a feeling even if I made “P” more comfortable, he would act out being dead. He’s quite and actor. He can be very dramatic when modeling.
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Bonjour cher Anthony,
ReplyDeleteUn très joli thème philosophique que celui de "dead or asleep" !
Dans vos merveilleux dessins, je dirai que je ressens avec celui de la jeune femme de la rêverie et avec celui de votre modèle masculin du relâchement, de l'abandon total. Peut-être une manière plus masculine de sommeiller ?!...
J'aime ces deux dessins et je trouve qu'ils vont parfaitement bien ensemble... Un joli duo.
Gros bisous♡
I agree, there is a sense of abandonment in the males pose when compared to hers’. I do think the issues of death could have been avoided, if a pillow had been included in both poses.
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