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About Painting the Human Figure

River Rising

River Rising

Oil on cCnvas

Three

Three

charcoal, pastel, paper

Two Figures

Two Figures

pencil, paper

Lily Flower

Lily Flower

ink, paper

Blue & Gold

Blue & Gold

pastel, charcoal, paper

Two Figures with Umbrella

Two Figures with Umbrella

I first experimented with this series of paintings, using the human figure as the dominant element in an all over pattern while living in Mexico, 1978 - 1979. The figure creates the shapes, the forms, the tensions and the emotions as the model shifts and moves through the surrounding objects and scenery. By incorporating light changes, which occur with the use of natural light, there is a three-dimensional quality in the paintings, as opposed to a purely flat pattern.

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