15" x 22", watercolour, 1998, private collection
Featuring the same model (an Ashley, but not a Winning) from "A Shiver in My Bones" (and several others, as you'll eventually see) and a portion of another song lyric. This time it's Michael Penn's "Figment" from his 1997 album, Resigned. The model's defensive posture has been interpreted by some as a response to physical abuse. I intended it as someone throwing up a wall against creepy, ungrateful people in general. Judge for yourself.
Ashley's parents liked this one so much they bought it on sight.
The word "wall" is written with a regular piece of charcoal and the smaller text was done with a charcoal pencil.
I moved that body of text to the upper left corner in the final painting to open up the area in her line of sight (even though her eyes are closed).
Featuring the same model (an Ashley, but not a Winning) from "A Shiver in My Bones" (and several others, as you'll eventually see) and a portion of another song lyric. This time it's Michael Penn's "Figment" from his 1997 album, Resigned. The model's defensive posture has been interpreted by some as a response to physical abuse. I intended it as someone throwing up a wall against creepy, ungrateful people in general. Judge for yourself.
Ashley's parents liked this one so much they bought it on sight.
The word "wall" is written with a regular piece of charcoal and the smaller text was done with a charcoal pencil.
Sketch.
I moved that body of text to the upper left corner in the final painting to open up the area in her line of sight (even though her eyes are closed).
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