The amazing Shelley climbed into the ropes and curled herself into herself at Paul Fowler's 'Extreme Poses' on Thursday morning January 23rd. How could I not respond to the sculptural beauty of her pose in a holistic complete way. After the first two drawings I felt I had done justice not only to the effort that Shelley had put in to presenting us with something special, but also to myself in acknowledging that the beauty of the female nude should not (at times) be challenged and transformed into a representation of a very personal perception and at times academic pursuit. Then I did deconstruct for the 3rd and 5th pose. During the 4th pose I seem to recall I got consciously aware of the nature of my mark-making as I tried and tried to get the proportions correct as the head moved back and forth, the hands grew and then reduced in size, and the feet got longer and longer. I recall feeling that I wanted the drawing to exhibit and communicate my explorative and experimental process I was following.
This was a fascinating morning of fairly diverse engagements with aspects of life-drawing which have emerged and occupied my attention in recent times.
This was a fascinating morning of fairly diverse engagements with aspects of life-drawing which have emerged and occupied my attention in recent times.
