In Transition

Well, I finally got down on paper an image that had been hanging around the studio, actually the last three studios, for almost five years now. Every now and then I would take a peek, perhaps stab at a sketch, but never take it to completion. I'm not sure why. I really like the emphatic pose and the subtle "horizontal V" formed by the right elbow to left elbow, then left hip to right.

I think it fits nicely into the series of diptychs I have been exploring where the two drawings function independently, yet tile together to form a stronger whole. I also like how the color schemes are similar yet not identical, with the highlight on the right forearm echoing the pale blue green that dominates the left side.

I feel the need to transition into something a little different. I've been wanting to work in more emphatic, pronounced strokes, producing a less literal result. Also, I am thinking of exaggerating body parts and figures with distortion, increased depth of field, angles, to produce a result that is less literal, yet still recognizably figurative.