Look closely. This picture had a unique quality - no real focal point for eye's movement. Viewer looks at the woman, the eye travels to the backdrop, rests on the fabric on the loom and gets back to the woman. Isn't that interesting. It was a small colored picture and I thought it would make a great subject for the following reasons:
One, the sunlit woman gives immense opportunity for my favorite light and shadow play. The background is so pitch dark that the picture exudes Sun's warmth.
Two, after the initial sketch, I realized there is no real backdrop in this frame and hence imagination got wings.
Three, I never drew a human in any of my recent works, so I guess that must have guided me to this.
Four, the folds of the fabric are very engaging. So, although there is no real silhouette of the woman and yet the folds convey the shape and the time of the day.
Indian Woman at Her Loom9" x 12"
Charcoal pencil on paper
Supplies:
General brand HB pencils #2, #4, #6, and white
Canson brand Premium Cream Medium Tooth paper
Prismacolor brand fixative
Afterthoughts
I think it will take me a little while to really appreciate this one for couple or three reasons, as I move forward with charcoal sketches, my own bar is rising. Every piece has to be better than the previous one or atleast the same quality. In this case, I am not so sure what shall I compare this with. I cannot judge it against a landscape (duh!) or with anything I have done before.
I think this one has better sense of reproduction than many others I did. It is, however, the one in which I had hard time figuring out when to stop. I think that eventually happens when artist try to make arrangements.
What do you think?
4 comments :
Beautifull!
I love it since I weave myself, I think of my Indian mother-in-law that refused the runner I had made for her. Because, - what would her friends think! And it was explained to me that it is just poor women who weav... The total different attitude towards weaving makes me laugh :-)
Oh thank you!
For me, it was a mix of arts - pencil and fiber art. Loved to do it, I am glad you could relate to it.
And that "what-others-would-think" attitude, gosh, it almost handicaps so many people, very sad.
I agree....but she's an old sweet woman, and I love her. - And that's how it is for her and her friends. Nothing I can do about it. I'll just buy her something next time :-)
Cool! You are one sweet daughter-in-law for sure!
I loved the mauve bolero you just finished. What's next on your needles?
Have fun,
Bhavna
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