ABOUT: Strong. Confident. In charge. She fully knows herself, and she knows how to get what she wants. I love the boldness of this image. The choice of color was evident.
MEDIUM: Watercolor on paper
DIMENSIONS: 8.5″ H x 7.25″ W (unframed)
ABOUT: This one of a series of drawings from a lovely 2-model session. They are a couple, and really wanted to communicate the intimacies of their relationship. They chose the poses and props for each of the scenes.
MEDIUM: Pencil on paper
DIMENSIONS: 8″ H x 10″ W (unframed)
ABOUT: It was a great opportunity to work with a transgender model. The boots and jacket were their choice to both highlight, and also make commonplace, their gender identity.
MEDIUM: Pencil on paper
DIMENSIONS: 10.5″ H x 7.5″ W
ABOUT: We have a very romanticized view of our wild west past, and that culture pervades our self-image today. In truth, that history was lawless, sometimes violent, and certainly limited in opportunities for women. The winning of the west was through (sometimes) oppression and subjugation. Note that the figure is pointing her gun at you.
MEDIUM: Watercolor on paper
DIMENSIONS: 13″ H x 9″ W (framed)
ABOUT: A simple sketch of a semi-naked model in a familiar pose. Yet, my transgender model makes the seemingly ordinary more engaging, more interesting.
MEDIUM: Pencil paper
DIMENSIONS: 11″ H x 9″ W (unframed)