Drawn yesterday morning, from life.
Pastel and charcoal on card, about 14"x19" each.
About these:
It was a beautiful, crisp, cold, clear morning.
The model, also an artist who draws, posed in two very relaxed and natural ways. A pleasure to draw.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Seated Woman In Blue And Red; Reclining Woman In Orange And Gray
Drawn yesterday morning, from life.
Pastel and charcoal on card, about 14"x19" each.
About these:
It was a beautiful, crisp, cold, clear morning.
The model, also an artist who draws, posed in two very relaxed and natural ways. A pleasure to draw.
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oh grat, love the second one fantastic, the red wall against the white and grey, super
ReplyDeleteLove both of these-the lines of the figures, and the red and blue
ReplyDeleteWistful drama in the one on the left...
ReplyDeleteThese are beautifully drawn Jean; both. I enlarged each toi look more closely at the lin work. Love the curve and point of the woman's hip in the blue and the upper body of the figure on the right. Really strong. Bet you feel that way also.
ReplyDeleteNow that I just read the text I can see that you did
So glad to have discovered your blog. I really like your paintings and the imagery is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI like both, but prefer the top one, which I think is clearer, more settled, unified in theme (right word?)--as you say, relaxation, peacefulness. I find the bottom one, esp. with red wall, predominantly erotic--nice in its way, but everything seems to fit in the top one, whereas the bottom one seems as troubled or stirred up as it is relaxing. Red wall contributes to this, probably.
ReplyDeleteHow about this: I feel classicism in the top, romanticism in the bottom? :), but maybe I mean it.
On second thought, it's a tie. In the top, the strip is a GREAT complication in a harmony that might have been boringly harmonious, tho' peaceful. In the bottom, I guess I'm just being shy about finding it erotic--her pose for sure, but the red also adds a LOT. Is someone asking, Can't a lady take a nap? Not if there's a straight male watching. I could go on, but I'm probably already in trouble.
ReplyDeleteNot at all that it's all about me, but in my mind, this is all quite relevant to my post today.
These are both beautiful Jean. My favorite is the Seated Woman, I love the shadow and her hair.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful holiday season and I'll see you in the New Year! Thanks for being such a great blog friend.
skip the binary approach. the way you've laid out the large swath of color behind the figures make these two look great together as a diptych
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura. I spent much of my drawing time putting in that wall; I like it too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Najma. Line and color are what these are about.
ReplyDeleteAH, definitely focused on something we can't see and are left to wonder about.
ReplyDeletePA, yes, I like them too. I spent more time looking than drawing with these. I even took a break and went for a walk in the middle, cutting down even more on drawing time but increasing percolation time, which is probably why my first remark about the drawings is the kind of mystifying description of the weather outside the studio.
ReplyDeleteOn my walk, among other things, I filled my jacket pocket with pecans that had fallen onto the ground. I brought them home and got out the nutcracker--delicious.
And you are so right--these kind of scream diptych, now that you've said it. (It wasn't on my mind when I made them.)
Thank you and welcome, Cynthia.
ReplyDeleteBanjo, I get what you're saying.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm drawing a woman, in part, of course, I identify with the subject.
Predominantly, I'm just drawing and coloring, appreciating and celebrating the beauty of--in this case--the human form and enjoying the line- and shape-making.
And, as a general matter, make love, not war, is preferable when possible.
Thanks, Pamo--and back atcha.
ReplyDeleteCaptivating pastels!
ReplyDeleteI really like the diptych idea. I favor the second one and appreciate reading what BANJO had to say about eroticism.
ReplyDeleteI draw and paint the female figure and always have. Showing them in our Puritan established country has been a problem though. In my three decade retrospective there were, for example, NO nudes. I had a major drawing, a life size male nude - frontal - taken out of a group show and no, it was not in my retrospective. Lately, I have been drawing the sky. Sigh.
Thanks, Annie.
ReplyDeleteShanna, doesn't PA have great ideas?
It's a tribute to the power of drawing that people react strongly. But it is odd when figures aren't considered "family friendly"--an expression I've heard around here more than once.
What keeps popping up in my mind is Jessica Rabbitt, in Who Framed Roger Rabbitt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy5THitqPBw
As she said, "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-KiXiKfDV8
Great blog, Jean, beautiful paintings! I'll become your follower.
ReplyDeleteCheers from Argentina.
Humberto.
www.humbertodib.blogspot.com
Thanks and welcome, Humberto!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to figure out which female blogger you may have had in mind here. But u said an artist so that narrows it a bit!
ReplyDeleteGood thinking, Cafe.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, bandit.
ReplyDeleteGo well together.
Very nice figurative drawings. I wish I had a friend who would model--or even a group I could find that would pitch in and pay one. I love figurative drawing. You do it very well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, L.W.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big proponent of "meetup"; the website makes it easier to find other obsessives (nonclinical use of term) to draw with.
I'm thrilled to have found an inexpensive ($5), regular source for life drawing sessions.
yes; indeed this model has much plasticity ...
ReplyDeleteboth works are excellent;
at first light, is spectacular!
Denise, this is the third time, I think, that I've drawn this model. Always a pleasure.
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