This is my drawing for my recent "Figurative Expressionist" assignment. It is a quick underpainting of acrylic paint with chalk pastels on top. We were talking a lot about what "expressionist" means in a drawing - the handling of the materials? Or the concept of the drawing itself. I personally think it can be a little of both. I might describe someones drawing as "expressive" based on the way they have handled whatever material they used, but I could also describe someones drawing as "expressive" by the 'narrative' displayed. In this drawing I tried to work with both of these. I left the dress and areas of the background just a gesture (underwork of acrylic paint). I also went with kind of a weird set-up for the narrative part of the piece.
Rachel, your work is fantastic. I long to view this piece in person to see the marks that you made and to get a better look at all that detail. It is compelling. Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Maggie!
DeleteI can bring it in to class one day maybe? :)