Gillian Draped ~ Painting for Peaceful Meditation
- 24" h X 48" (2 x 4 feet)
- Acrylic Painting on Canvas
- © 2003 Kelly Borsheim
- Available
Gillian Draped is an acrylic artwork painted from a live modeling session in Austin, Texas. It was 2003 and at a time in which I was curious about how large could I go during a short number of hours with the model (in this case, 3 sessions of 3 hours each, once per week).
I chose a two by four-foot canvas, mostly monochromatic colors, including gold and bronze metallic paints, and several of my favorite brushes. I had been painting body crops in live model sessions for a long time at this point. I find them as fascinating as I do photographs of the closeup of butterfly wings, flowers, and more.
The drapery casually resting over the model's lap gave me opportunities for the metallics to enter the composition, as well as to add wavelike shapes to the very light-colored skin. Her hand rested peacefully into the hollow between her crossed legs. The challenging thing about painting fabric draped over a live model is that the fabric is never draped the same way twice. Every 20 minutes, the model takes a break to stretch her legs and put movement back into her muscles.
I often included a hand (or a foot) in my body crops. It is a part of the anatomy that we use to communicate with one another, and visually, can be a focal point with its smaller details as compared to the larger shapes of legs and torso.
I like this painting. Maybe odd for an artist to pick favorites, but we are just like you! I envision placing her in a peaceful spot, to aid meditation, to help those who see her to notice the beautiful details in every living thing.
The brown frame is not in the best condition. I bought it used from another artist and painted it to match "Gillian Draped." If you want it, I will include it when shipping the painting, otherwise, I may send the painting alone.
Ships from Norfolk, Virginia.
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