For quite some time now, I have been exclusively interested in drawing the female body with color pastels. Pastels have proven to be the best medium for me as far as depicting colorful, sensual nudes. I have been looking to artists such as Pierre Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas for their use of color and admiration for the female form and to contemporary artists Lisa Yuskavage and Ralph Gibson for content inspiration. By creating drawings of models in sexually provocative poses and through my use of Playboy magazine, I hope to show my love of depicting beautiful, voluptuous women but also to use my artwork as an outlet for my concern about the way women are portrayed in society. Prevalent through all my work, is my desire to please myself. I draw the nude because I enjoy it, not to tell a story or present an idea. I strive to create an art that I enjoy and hopefully my audience will as well. |