Gesture

For these gesture paintings the model poses four minutes and changes the pose.  I connect viscerally with the model--I work fast--no time for thinking/planning.  Not all gesture paintings are successful.

A group of figurative oil paintings on paper, each painted by a live model posing for four minutes.  I use a dripping wet brush containing more solvent than pigment to “feel” the figure and transfer her to the paper.  I finish using a palette knife, defining her shape and volume—the space she occupies in her pose. Gesture painting is a fun, sensual, emotional experience.  My hope is that you, the viewer, experience the joy, emotion, and sensuality I felt painting them.

A group of figurative oil paintings on a 60” canvas, each painted from a live model.  I first texture the canvas with a thick layer of gesso and let it dry.  I then use a dripping wet brush containing more solvent than pigment to “feel” the figure and transfer her to the canvas, applying many layers of paint.  I finish using a palette knife, further defining her shape and volume—the space she occupies in her pose. Gesture painting is a fun, sensual, and emotional experience.  My hope is that you, the viewer, experience the joy, emotion and sensuality I felt painting them.