Anna

[Rob Sullivan]

Another 3-hour session. Ebony pencils on Strathmore 100 lb, 17"x14".

This isn't as blurry as the other post, so the closeup is warranted. Anna had more tattoos (and piercings), but I didn't get them all in (Jimmie, don't be offended!) due to time constraints and the fact that some of it got "in the way", so to speak.

And, again, the opportunity to paint this young woman has passed. The positive side of these fly-by-night drawings is that I learn something new each time I get the chance to do one. One of the things that hits me every time is how incredible it is to work from life. My limited equipment (read: $) does not produce photographic reference of a high enough quality from which I would feel comfortable working. Especially with the nude.

Now I'm at a point where hiring models for something as extensive as a painting is prohibitive time-wise as well as financially. I want to explore this genre so much more, but the marketability of it brings heavy doubt. My landscapes do quite well, and I like them - so where does this work fit in?

Perhaps that's a discussion for another thread.