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Thanks, guys.
I am working on a separate mental image as I paint.
To place the subject in a position where there is the potential for movement. In other words, the subject is not moving, but their balance has shifted in preparation for movement. A seated figure's weight has shifted from the buttocks, back and forearms (a person at rest) and is placing his weight on the upper thighs and hands, in preparation of getting up. They are not in motion, but in the potential for motion.
Jackson is shifting his weight from his back foot to his front foot. His weight is not entirely on either foot, although it is more weighted on the back foot. This causes the sway that David referred to. It gives an aliveness to a (supposedly) resting figure. A lot of motion, but hidden. A lot of tension, which makes the viewer fascinated by the painting without knowing why. A slight uneasiness.
Peggy
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