Unwelcome Answer

Unwelcome Answer

Even without the question

asked,

knowing either way

the answer will be 

wrong.

Knowing either way

the answer will

end in sleep,

alone.

Some sketches of “SR”. He posed this morning for a session I attended.

1^st: 9”x 12” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned paper

2^nd: 16”x 12” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on colored paper

A Morning Pose, the Second Week

A Morning Pose, the Second Week

This morning “JN” was back for the second week, in the same costume, in the same pose.

Last week I painted her with watercolors. Todays working in acrylics, was more enjoyable.

16”x 20” acrylic on canvas pad

Last week: http://tonyducesart.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-morning-pose.html

And the Afternoon Before

And the Afternoon Before

I had backgrounds and a story in mind. As you can see, the pose ended while still defining legs. So she remained in the studio.

Another sketch of “B” even earlier this week, after being atop the vanishing warrior.

12”x 9” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned paper. 

Morning and Afternoon

Morning

Afternoon

“B” was the model for two sessions I attended yesterday. These are of a longer pose from each of the sessions.

Change of hairstyle and maybe add clothing, maybe the time of day for her as well as for me, and two different women appear.

Morning: 18”x 24” oil sanguine

Afternoon: 9”x 12” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned paper. 

Atop a Vanished Warrior

Atop a Vanished Warrior

Surrounded by islands

On an isle of sacrifice  

Waiting to be discovered

Preferring to be alone

Atop a vanished warrior

A trace on the surface

The rest of image

A hidden formation

Below

A sketch of one of the poses “B” provided yesterday. The background was waiting to place her atop a vanished warrior.

Islands off Solitude

12”x 9” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned paper