Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Not an Odalisque

"Not an Odalisque," Oil on Board, 24x36"

I've been spending longer and longer on each painting. I don't know if this is due to the new medium (oil) or the fact that I'm taking more time to represent the figures. On this one, I also spend a quite a bit of time playing with the patterns. And reworking the background 2-3 times...

I like that the pose is a (literal) twist on the classic odalisque theme. I was also playing with the idea of figure as landscape - which is why I chose to put a sky in the background. I like the contrast of interior and implied exterior space.