Wednesday, November 12, 2008
ArtPact #73 - Beyond Sad Women
(Also published on "Unchain My Art")
MembieK recently mentioned to me, yet again, how she and I seem to be specializing in painting sad women. Somehow, somewhy, we do that. When you step into an exhibit that has our work, it's very easy to find our paintings in it. Just look for paintings of gloomy eyed females and - bingo! You can't go wrong.
So, I have decided to go beyond that. No more sad women. Many people don't like to look at them, and we do, after all, paint for the people, no? (hell no, but that's for another post).
Time to go for greener and much happier pastures, time to go beyond.
I went for a reference photo I took of Crow, an incredible model we had in the figure class 3 (or 4?) weeks ago.
When he stepped in, I couldn't believe my eyes!
He was the model every figurative painter who's after character dreams of: tall, dark and handsome, with dreadlocks and tons of personality.
He wore an outfit of Uncle Sam, with a stars'n'stripes suit and a very tall Uncle-Samish hat. He took wonderful poses, one with a guitar, one with a bongo drum; he told bar jokes and played the instruments while modeling in order to not get bored, and from time to time he pointed at someone and said "I want YOU" (did I mention Uncle Sam?) and was ecstatically happy with himself. Some people absolutely resented the fact that he moved a bit (right, Val?... :-) but I was beaming with joy!
And... and... ah, tears of gratitude flood my eyes... he announced "If any of you wanna take photos, fell free". Yup, at that moment I pretty much stopped painting and went into a frantic paparazzi mode. It's not every day that you get such an opportunity to take photos of someone who doesn't mind and doesn't try to over-pose, and looks sooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!
I haven't posted the 3 images I did of him in class (yet!), but last night, as the clock hit midnight and Suburbia was turning into a pumpkin, I decided that I just have to give it a try at home, working from one of the reference photos I took.
Now, in the photo, he was kinda falling asleep, looking apathetic, indifferent at best.
When I was done painting him, I realized that I have indeed went beyond painting sad women.
I have moved on to disappointed men!
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MembieK recently mentioned to me, yet again, how she and I seem to be specializing in painting sad women. Somehow, somewhy, we do that. When you step into an exhibit that has our work, it's very easy to find our paintings in it. Just look for paintings of gloomy eyed females and - bingo! You can't go wrong.
So, I have decided to go beyond that. No more sad women. Many people don't like to look at them, and we do, after all, paint for the people, no? (hell no, but that's for another post).
Time to go for greener and much happier pastures, time to go beyond.
I went for a reference photo I took of Crow, an incredible model we had in the figure class 3 (or 4?) weeks ago.
When he stepped in, I couldn't believe my eyes!He was the model every figurative painter who's after character dreams of: tall, dark and handsome, with dreadlocks and tons of personality.
He wore an outfit of Uncle Sam, with a stars'n'stripes suit and a very tall Uncle-Samish hat. He took wonderful poses, one with a guitar, one with a bongo drum; he told bar jokes and played the instruments while modeling in order to not get bored, and from time to time he pointed at someone and said "I want YOU" (did I mention Uncle Sam?) and was ecstatically happy with himself. Some people absolutely resented the fact that he moved a bit (right, Val?... :-) but I was beaming with joy!
And... and... ah, tears of gratitude flood my eyes... he announced "If any of you wanna take photos, fell free". Yup, at that moment I pretty much stopped painting and went into a frantic paparazzi mode. It's not every day that you get such an opportunity to take photos of someone who doesn't mind and doesn't try to over-pose, and looks sooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!
I haven't posted the 3 images I did of him in class (yet!), but last night, as the clock hit midnight and Suburbia was turning into a pumpkin, I decided that I just have to give it a try at home, working from one of the reference photos I took.
Now, in the photo, he was kinda falling asleep, looking apathetic, indifferent at best.
When I was done painting him, I realized that I have indeed went beyond painting sad women.
I have moved on to disappointed men!
previous ArtPact... ...next ArtPact
# posted by Nava @ 8:21 PM 
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And I hear there are a lot of them...
or he could have a headache from being slapped up side the head?!
;)
# posted by 
: 11/16/2008 10:41 AM
Daniel, Always the romantic... so - I take it those are sugar cubes in the background?
Rhonda, could be.
Well, it's just those antics of his you described. They sounded sugar aided. But those sugar highs never last.
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or he could have a headache from being slapped up side the head?!
;)
# posted by : 11/16/2008 10:41 AM
: 11/16/2008 10:41 AM Rhonda, could be.
