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.
