Lilith, Reclining

Lilith, Reclining

"Lilith, Reclining" - acrylic and charcoal on paper, 18" x 24".  Available here and at Artfinder.

Well it is seascapes month here in the studio. But life drawing continues and this piece was on the easel just waiting to be finished.   The pose was captivating, and the model strong and warrior-like, even in repose.  No soft flower, this woman.  The set of her jaw, her strong features, her unflinching gaze when she met my eyes - a woman freed from conventionality.

She was the ideal muse this week as I began reading  The Holy Wild, a poetic manual of sorts, intended to connect women with their wild feminine souls.  Oh yes.

Meanwhile, the seascape class this week included a survey of some known seascape artists, including the jaw-dropping, gut-grabbing work of Turkish artist Sahin Karakoc, whose landscapes and portraits had me drooling to rival my own slobbery Great Dane.

Karaoke's unapologetic use of color, line and texture inspired the technique used in Lilith, Reclining.​

Which means the seascapes have overflowed onto the life drawings, and further confirms my belief that life is like a Family Circus cartoon, where one glance in another direction leads us on a meandering, adventure-filled trail leading exactly where we need to be.