The Red Dress

The Red Dress started as a drawing of a seated figure from a chair or clothing advertisement. It was a black and white photo but I liked the pose and used it for a lot of drawings. I did a series of charcoals and then using the the same pose did some small gestural works 8X10 inches in guache using the same pose. One of the works was chosen as a commissioned painting 48X42 and I started five or six canvases because to make a larger work of a smaller gestural work is just asking for trouble.

Above is one of the smaller drawing/paintings on rag board and on top is the finished commission