Another new show at Fayetteville Underground, and I've collected some figure paintings for my part of the October exhibit.
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| Freedom of Movement |
In an effort to achieve movement in the artwork,
I asked my model to find a pose and an counter-pose,
since the sessions were long and the positions
too difficult to hold for a long time.
Her counter-pose helped to relax and rest some
of the muscles used in the pose. Mostly, she stayed
in one position for only thirty seconds at a time.
During the process of painting, since it proved
to be a good solution, I began speculating that some
of my favorite artists may have used the same method
at times.
Sadly, the counterpose is lost. Had I been a more
accomplished painter with more stamina, I might have
done first one, then the other, and so on . . .
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Detail - Choice of the Angel
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