Hidden Environment
Hiding beyond each pose
The missing environment
The setting for the drama
She appears to expose
A blank space to be filled
By poorly veiled ghosts
Some sketches from poses “S”
provided in a morning life drawing session.
1st: 12”x 9” Fountain
pen and chalk on toned paper
2nd: 24”x 18” oil
sanguine
3rd and 4th:
12”x 9” fountain pen, chalk and oil sanguine on toned paper
Love your writing on this hidden environment what came first that great writing or the great drawings...either way it's spectacular Dear Anthony ;)
ReplyDeleteThe drawings came first. the writing reflects what I was thinking about when sketching.
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...and here I sit...awaiting the unveiling with bated breath...
ReplyDeletethe environment is, of course, the Islands Off Solitude...where else could it be, when there is such a powerful sense of the ethereal in these fabulous poses? :)
Yes that is the environment I fall back on, when other settings aren’t implied.
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Saw a beautiful drawing of an Island with stones...looked so easy and it carried me away so I drew, put it aside, and looked at it. and looked. How awful my drawing of what I thought would be so simple to draw..it was horrible, made me appreciate your talent even more, you are so talented Anthony, so very talented, thank you for sharing what I can only dream....You are gifted never forget that.....
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of art is in our own interpretations, not draftsmanship, or skill. It’s the beauty expressed and felt. Don’t sell yourself short☺
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Isn't it interesting that nudity does not always equal exposure? A nuance of what it means to be seen and what it means to be known. The third is my favorite. She's open and closed at once.
ReplyDeleteExposure is a judgment make by way too many invented rules. Being nude doesn’t expose any secrets we don’t already know☺
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Bonjour cher Anthony,
ReplyDeleteJ'aime beaucoup les diverses poses de votre modèle qui occupe généreusement la scène... Pas besoin de décor, sa sensualité s'en empare de façon intégrale. La lumière vient généreusement caresser et jouer avec cette belle jeune femme...
Très joli travail.
Gros bisous ♡
She provided great poses. She always does. I am constantly thinking of a setting to place her in, though rarely having the time during the pose to sketch it in. I should go back afterwards, I suppose…
DeleteThank you so much.