Same position in relation to model as previous posting, but here I wanted to include the full length of the lower leg from foot to knee. I then started drawing the other part of the pose which attracted me, I.e. the reclined head, breasts and hands and a suggestion of the curve of her tummy. Juxtaposing these two parts created a space between and within them. So far so good. But there were other areas of the paper left as rather meaningless voids. Do I leave the drawing as it is? But this would be too easy. I thought, there is a challenge here. So, do I simply extend those parts of the pose I have already included to fill the voids? Or do I introduce other parts of the pose? I turned the drawing through 90 degrees, from portrat to landscape format, and whilst standing back and considering the potential of this move Angela Palmer came along and as we talked about my dilemma she suggested placing a second drawing of the face beyond the leg in the top right of the composition. So I went for it. And we have what is now a recurring challenge for the beholder, to work out 'What is the complete pose?' And in this case 'How many bodies do we have in the end?'
So, I'm continuing to evolve my de-constructive re-constructive theme, I'm continuing my experimentation with spatial issues, and I'm continuing my life-drawing journey steb-by-step into the unknown. The new aspect this time: I do a drawing, rotate it, a narrative is suggested by this new orientation which is then responded to in order to complete the drawing.
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