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| "Figure 6" |
I am playing hooky from my normal "Room of the week" post today but I will be back with it next week.
A month or so ago, I painted "Figure 6", a 30 x 40 oil and charcoal on linen. It was really popular and is on consignment in a penthouse staged for sale at the Ritz in Baltimore. Ever since I have been really hooked on figural paintings.
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| "Figure 9" |
I had fun with "Figure 9" last weekend. My sketching was much looser than normal and I let that show by adding less paint too.
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| "Figure 8" |
I have never claimed to be a patient girl and I posted this one as finished when it was incomplete and flawed. I finally satisfied myself yesterday and posted it with confidence.
I worked on "Figure 8" alongside a commissioned nude over the weekend and had an "Aha" moment when working on the commission. I discovered that I love the short, squarish strokes gave the figure the edgy quality I was looking for without looking like an outline or sacrificing curves.
That said, I still love flowy brushstrokes.
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| Small series figural nudes on linen |
My small series are built around flowy brushstrokes and those lines are necessary to portray the human figure but I am liking a balance between the two.
This is a classic subject in Western art but not everyone likes it as a subject. I grew up with nudes in my house that were painted by grandmother, like the one below. We are very comfortable with them and I find them very beautiful.
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| Nude by Elisabeth B. Iddings (my grandmother) |
Are you drawn to figural art or other subjects?
I particularly love Figure 8. Is it going up for sale or was it commissioned for someone?
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful! I don't mind nudes or figurals (though I think the female body is much better painted than the male!).
ReplyDeleteI love the piece by your grandmother - the contrast of the black & white is nice.
Your girls are all lovely Kerry. Your really getting the hang of doing these!
ReplyDeleteI love the figures and love that they are on linen.
ReplyDeleteI find your abstract interpretations of the woman's body to be refreshing. I'm not necessarily comfortable with a more literal painting in my home, but find your girls to be quite lovely with a degree of modesty.
ReplyDeleteI am so in love with your figural paintings! Number 9 is my absolute favorite. I need a nude in here!!
ReplyDeleteI love figure 8, those colors and pose are lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love these so much, Kerry!! The lines and colors are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteXOXO,
The Glam Pad
LOVE them! I think they are so classic and elegant and can really elevate a room. Yours are gorgeous. That figure 8 is is stunning.
ReplyDeleteThese sketcy nudes are so beautiful!! You are so talented, but then again, how could you not be?? Your grandmother's painting is gorgeous too!!
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