Charcoal

Fot this drawing I covered the entire sheet of paper with charcoal and began to draw into it with a kneadable eraser (probably a gum eraser too).
This type of method is a great way for people who are afraid of drawing to start. It is very forgiving because you can always add more charcoal. I like working with charcoal and in this way because of the fluidity of the medium. The image evolves freely as I work it. For this I was working from a model doing ten to twenty minute poses. That is why there are three of her.

I find limiting the time I can spend on a piece helps make my drawings stronger. I am better able to get the essence of my subject down and I am less likely to overwork the piece if I put time limits on myself.

Paintings

This one is acrylic and mixed media. I used photo transfers form photocopies of pics of Ezra Pound and an image by Brian Froud. Strangely enough the girl looks like me. The painting was a process of coming to terms with loving Pound's poetry but hating his rabid anti-Semitism.

It is hard to see but I also quoted from his poem Hugh Selwyn Mauberley on it.

Pound incidently spent almost 20 years in a mental institution as punishment for his anti- American sentiments and collaboration with the Italians in WW2. Most of the photos were taken after he was released from the institution. Unfortunately, and to my embarassment I can not remember the photographer's name.



I am relatively happy with this painting. There are always a few things I would fix but that is partly what it is all about too!

Sculpture by Chirtie

This is one of my favorites of the work I have done. I can't remember how many 3 hour sessions we did with the model. Def more than 2. I think she weighs about 80 pounds now she is fired. She is clay and this was pre firing.