Prickly and Grey - Study, 2023

This piece is a study of another piece, Prickly and Grey. This is the third exploration of this piece:
The original sketch is from a live model session, and was created in 2017 while completing my BFA in Boston. I was drawn back to the sketch due to the models powerful stance - power I found interesting since the model is posed in what appears to be a vulnerable moment, weak and falling under some invisible pressure. However, the composition and body positioning always made me think of its muscles and strength: with his hard back protecting him like a shell. I revisited the piece in the summer of 2020 and the larger painting was completed by August.

This piece, Prickly and Grey - Study, was completed in 2023.

* This creation has an inner frame