To avoid the bland, I turn to drawing from scratch. I love to draw and wonder why I don't sketch more often. Other artist's drawings intrigue me. Drawing can illustrate line, direction, speed, chains of bodies in space, ovoids, nuance, milieu, tenor - okay, so I'm sounding like my art history professor and you get the point.
In an attempt to express the dynamic:
I considered foreshortening the front leg. In a large canvas this could be effective, on this small panel I decided it would look awkward.
"Lively Wave" oil on panel, 14"x11"Fun exercise. It ended up with a slightly Asian feel. Like it? Make me an offer...
“When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might ever do nothing but that” - William Shakespeare
2 comments:
Hoooo weeee! I love the power, the gesture, the essence of movement in these drawings Sharon.
What a great way to " see " first, before thinking about plying on the paint.
Just so wonderful.
I find myself doing this more and more Bonnie. Color is fresher and makes sense when direct from the brain.
And, my fellow sketcher, it's all in the lines.
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