Nadja, Thumbnail Composition
Here’s a quick one based off a quick sketch on an index card I made during a meeting at work. I’ve written about this before but I thought this was another good example of a finished piece based on this process which I wanted to share.
The following thumbnail is on a 3 x 5 index card that was laying around the meeting table. This isn’t a life drawing per se but drawn using muscle memory and recollection after years of drawing from life.
As you can see, I turned the figure slightly during painting but the foundation is still there in the final piece.
As an artist I’m not so interested in faithfully representing the figure in my work. I do enjoy doing portraits and commissions now and again, where it’s important to stay accurate to the specific person being represented but I guess that’s the crux of it…
specifics
My work is representational to an extent but being *too specific* is what I want to avoid which is one reasons faces are often obscured. For me, painting and drawing the figure is not about the individual but rather about capturing the universal that we all share as human beings, the human form and spirit–it’s energy, beauty, imperfection and awkwardness.
