Wednesday, June 20, 2012

sand between my toes

 I think it is very helpful after taking a workshop to paint the next few days.  It helps to remind you of the things you were taught and are working on.  One thing Nancy Franke taught us was to look for is the S shape in human forms.  I am not sure I am real clear on this.  I hope if Nancy reads this she will comment on the purpose.   Thinking it comes into play when you are trying to work up your compositions. The following is my canvas with the sketch and I highlighted the S shape I found in this one.  This is painted on a 12 x 12" canvas.  Thank you to so many who have encouraged me with your comments.sold

9 comments:

  1. Great to see you continue to follow through with your workshop knowledge, You improve with each painting, even those we have to erase

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  2. Loving the looser confident style shining through...Hang on to that...Really wonderful. This painting is amazing! You can paint and Nancy gave you a little boost to let you shine...Keep 'em coming!!

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  3. Thanks for sharing you thoughts on the workshop. You must have been the star of the class. These are all so good.

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  4. Your pieces are always beautiful, Carol. The 's' shape in the human body that I do know of is the spine itself, out at butt area, in just over butt, out as it heads to shoulders and in again at neck. You've captured a perfect 's' shape yourself.

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  5. So glad you "introduced" me to Nancy Franke, loving her work and now seeing her influence in these new pieces of yours.

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  6. I enjoyed checking out Nancy Franke's work and I love the composition on this piece and the one of the little girl in the skirt. I was not aware of her before reading this post. it looks like you had a great time!

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  7. Oh, this one is wonderful, too, Carol! Here's what I think, never having taken with Nancy, but having taken a zillion or so figure classes: The 'S' shape has to do with balance.... our shoulders and hips reacting in opposite ways to keep our balance, and then the slightly tilting head (try to picture someone withOUT some sort of tilt to their head - too rigid!) - so it's a gentle 'S', that you already were working with instinctively!

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  8. GREAT comment, Kelley and that is also what I have learned about the fluidity of the movement of the figure and the balance which is important. Nice work, Carol. Nancy is a fun teacher. I think the figure is one of the most challenging subjects we have. A past instructor at my school, Qiang Huang, has begun his training in the figure at the Art Academy in San Francisco this month and he makes daily comments on just how tough a subject the figure can be. I am in love with drawing figure...having taken classes from Gary Weiss for a couple of years now. And back poses are great purchases because they are generic.

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