Saturday, June 11, 2011

Floating Woman

Drawn two weeks ago, from life.

Pastel and charcoal on 12"x16" pastel paper.

25 comments:

  1. You're back! I'm glad.

    I like the grey--seems right with the facelessness and the floating.

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  2. I see tension, but it goes away when I cover up the hands.

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  3. I like that feeling of floating, as if on a cloud.

    Good to see that you're back!

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  4. At first this looked like a relaxed, passive pose, but then I started to see steely energy in it.

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  5. Welcome back!

    This is like a dream, partly delineated and partly vague.

    Woman Dreaming below is wonderful too.

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  6. AH is right about the hands. Hmmm. I don't see dreamy though. To me I feel like she's being born out of an egg. Is that crazy?

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  7. Thanks, all.

    AH, now that you've said it, I definitely feel the tension in the hands.

    Margaret, I like the "born out of an egg."

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  8. Total abandon and sensuality, wonderful execution .

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  9. I so love your paintings and drawings!
    Also this picture is gorgeous.
    I've had art on higher level in my school and am so fascinated by your talent.

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  10. Jean,
    a great job!
    with few tones you did everything!
    This light is wonderful!
    a hug!

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  11. Floating woman is certainly a positive take on it. But I can easily see it taking a negative spin, especially with the dark "colors". Very Good, JS.

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  12. Shades of grey - when they're well done you can project anything onto them. Love this one, J.

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  13. It's been awhile. Are you taking the summer off?

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  14. Thanks for the kind comments.

    PA, it has been awhile. Hope to post again soon.

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  15. Oh, it's been a long time. Well, maybe not that long, just seems that way. I see your picture, the one above my dining table, every day. Trust you're well.

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  16. Thanks, AH. I have taken a prolonged break from blogging. I plan to start posting again soon, and, meanwhile, will start catching up on the blogs I follow.

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  17. I have been wondering about you - how you are - what you are up to.

    I have some friends from here visiting Austin the month of November. Sigh. It makes me homesick, especially since November is such a nice month there.

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  18. Hi, Shanna and Laura. I miss you, too. I've been on what's developed into an extended break from blogging. I've been drawing, and hope to start blogging again, soon.

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