Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Woman In Blue

 Drawn this morning, from life.

Woman In Blue is Tombow marker and ink, on four sheets of 11"x14"  Bristol paper, about 22"x28" total.



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17 comments:

  1. Banjo52April 19, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    That scar, or whatever it is, on her hip gets a lot of attention (yours or just mine?). Interesting.

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  2. Jean SpitzerApril 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Banjo, thanks.

    The model has a tattoo. The way I've placed the figure on the page, the tattoo is centered at the base of a "V"--so, yes, lots of attention.

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  3. Ugly Stepsister aka B. TravellApril 20, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    nice composition...I like it.

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  4. nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelierApril 20, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    yes my attention was captured too by the scar, it was a tatoo?
    :-)

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  5. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    She doesn't look happy that everyone thinks it's a scar.

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  6. MargaretApril 20, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    I noticed the tattoo too, but I thought it might be a bruise. I really like the colors of this. Oh! Is it a little mouse?

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  7. PJApril 20, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    The tattoo is nice but a rabbit would have been a better choice. That must be why she's not smiling.

    You're always true to your model's mood?

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  8. Jean SpitzerApril 21, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Thanks for the comments.

    I'm kind of loving the scar/tattoo/what is that blotch there in the center? debate.

    Margaret, it kind of looks mouse-like. And it may be. I thought the tattoo was of an armadillo, and it may be.

    Paula, I guess we know what tattoo you'd pick. You're bunny-besotted.

    Paula, sometimes I am true to the model's mood. This instance was probably pretty close.

    I was very taken with the pose, necessitated by the model's ankle injury. It reminded me of some of bathing. So I thought of her in water.

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  9. Pasadena AdjacentApril 21, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    beautiful rendering of the face. Nice line work, simple clean and sparce ala Mattisse (sp?) I don't want to have to look it up.

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  10. Jean SpitzerApril 21, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Thanks, PA.

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  11. Susan CampisiApril 22, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    I like the contours of her body and the gold. She looks sad or is it serious?

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  12. Linda RothApril 24, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    I think it's a mouse--or somebody bit her--doesn't matter--it's time to move your very lively figures to canvas. Bristol board's too flimsy for such strong drawings.

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  13. Jean SpitzerApril 26, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Thanks, Susan and LW.

    It's been so hot here lately; painting doesn't feel like an option, somehow.

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  14. JaneApril 29, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    Love the "relaxness " of this figure and the way you colored her.

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  15. Jean SpitzerApril 29, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Thanks, Jane.

    I was very taken with the way her body was supported in the pose. It felt tub-like.

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  16. AnonymousMay 4, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Her body pose is tub-like!
    I've been obsessed with the idea of letting a painter immortalize my naked body. (It must be the aging process.)
    You could include all my tattoos....
    I love your work Jean.

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  17. Jean SpitzerMay 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Thanks, Pamo.

    I know what you mean, about aging and the desire to immortalize.

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