THE STATE OF THINGS...

So, it's a Saturday and I stayed up late starting a new painting. Well, it's actually a painting that I started a long time ago but never worked on much. I am going through and finishing up these half finished pieces finally. So this was a sketch I did of a woman back around 10 years ago when i was painting theater sets in Vermont. She was very beautiful but later on I found out that beauty is only skin deep and she turned out to be a rather nasty person. I entertained throwing the canvas away but held onto it for some reason. I am glad I did because I feel that I can change a few things and take ownership of it and make it something that it never was. 

She is nude and draped with cloth while sitting on a stool with her back to me. Her neck is exposed and he short boyish hair is slightly mussed up but not messy. She has a smooth yet muscular back that is strong yet soft and sensual and her hips are full. I made the room red and started painting in whiffs of a smokey light that is streaming in from the right and above as if through a window. 

I am trying to paint this a bit looser than I normally would do and expand on a new desire to add more color and movement in my work. I am enthused about the piece and it is offering me a bit of enjoyment in a time of my life that is cold and hard and anxious. I hope to add it to the website soon and use it to spring me towards more work.
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