Florence Ballerinas

Oil on Fabriano. About 36″x51″. I have been writing about my work. It’s been surreal,to say the least. 

I deface the canvas with layers. Covering what was once there- society doesn’t want to see it. They want to see beautiful ballerinas dancing for them. Isn’t it wild that a lifestyle full of sacrifice and pain is presented as such? They will never be perfect. Neither will I. Yet we still torture ourselfs in fools hope. 

Florence Italy Studies

The figure Friday 5/27

First time I’ve had the model six(6) what? Yes 6 years. First one is still fresh. Overworked the second. Third could be fresher. Each pose was about 45 minutes. The model was lovely. I asked SACI for a curvy and classic woman…they delivered. I did manage to short circuit my studio and three surrounding rooms with the model lights. The Italians blamed the German adapters. I love Italians. 

Oil on Farbriano paper about 30″x50″. 

MFA professor told me that my figures are much less “predictable” than my horses. A very interesting comment that makes me believe my horses may be becoming stiff on some level. 

I like the paint application on the legs for figure #2. 

I like how quickly I had to work in figure #3. It was about 30minutes. I didn’t have time to think.