Flaming ArtistThis is done with black
acrylic paint.
It’s
based off yesterday’s colored pencil drawing. I don’t think I referred to the
original photograph; I wanted greater abstraction. I definitely succeeded; the
image is unrecognizable as a close-up of a crotch. It can only be appreciated
as an abstract image and for the sensual pleasure of the smeared paint.
This drawing was done with
Prismacolors. I painted the background with off-white acrylic paint.
Prismacolor was my favorite media for working in color before I went to art college. I
still have a soft spot in my heart for them. I like being able to layer colors
and achieve subtle effects with them. Unlike watercolor, they are extremely
forgiving. They don’t demand commitment.
I like this one; I like the gestural, abstract quality of the drawing and
the color shapes. I think it would look good painted large, on canvas, in
acrylic. This sketch was done in acrylic, using colors left over from whatever
I was working on at the time.
