Thursday, December 1, 2011

Isadora 2

Here she is, the second Isadora; already, how different. She came to life over the course of a day. In the warm, sun-soaked morning, I pictured a red-head with hair wavy and cut short; her skin soft and supple, white and rosey and delicate. She is graceful in her implied nudity and commanding in her jewellery. I picture light orange freckles laid carefully across her face and neck. In her I see a return to something natural and elegant; of green, hand-woven cloth and creaking wooden floorboards. She's a twenties gal, this Isadora; smiling slyly, knowing something you don't.

9x11
Pencil & Ink on Sketch-Paper
For Sale: $150.00

Isadora 1

Here she is, the first of many. Conceived gently, with patience and care over tea and breakfast in a wooden family kitchen on a chilly Sunday morning in late November, 2011. I was staying with friends out in Keswick; a home away from home in peaceful farm country. Almost too fitting and perfect a place to render the first image of the Muse for whom we all burn. She is special. Many will follow, none will ever be quite like her. Here's to realizing old ideas and making them fresh. Clunk your warm mugs of tea together in celebration; welcome Isadora.

9x12
Pencil & Ink on Card
For Sale: $200.00