Untitled #119

Untitled #119

24" X 36"

Charcoal on Paper

2013

This 40 min. pose from life worked out well in that the model displayed a nice shift between the head and torso directions. The models quiet and stoic expression lent itself well to the rigidity in his posture. This is no slouching pose.  

Ellipses, Spheres, and circular shapes are where my particular working attack of segmentation becomes the most evident, as in the oval shape at the bottom of the stool. It's very polygonal*, or as some would say; faceted.

*Polygon: A closed planar path comprised of a series of straight line segments. 

Mt. San Jacinto Study

Mt. San Jacinto Study

22" X 30"

Charcoal on Paper

2013

If you have ever been to the Palm Springs area in California it's hard not to be impressed by Mt. San Jacinto. It's an imposing mountainous jut of earth. It is the sheerest mountain face in America according to some sources. Which means it's steep and tall like no other. 

It's a constant visual influence living in this area, and has no doubt had more than a little to do with the way I approach my work - whether overtly or subversively. Living here, it's difficult  not to be infected by it's dynamics.

I've had the good fortune to live in a house once occupied by the (now) famous artist Agnes Pelton, and as she once wrote, “Hail San Jacinto!”.