Comments on: Born With Wings: Step 14 http://cordair.com/wordpress/archives/born-with-wings/born-with-wings-step-14 Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bryan Larsen http://cordair.com/wordpress/archives/born-with-wings/born-with-wings-step-14#comment-26 Bryan Larsen Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:30:41 +0000 http://cordair.com/wordpress/?p=16#comment-26 Thank you for your comments Barbara! I certainly don't mind the occasional critical comment. As I mentioned earlier in the series, the original drawing was made without reference to a model. Also, the figure in the sketch is standing on flat ground. The figure in the painting is standing on a hill that is increasingly dropping away toward the foreground. The left foot is rotated out slightly at the ankle to accommodate the terrain. The crease in the pant leg does exaggerate the position of her knee a bit as well. I can say with full confidence that the figure is true to the model. This sort of complexity is one of the many reasons why I work from reference material as much as possible. Please feel free to let me know if the foot bothers you as much once the ground is painted in completely. Thank you for your comments Barbara! I certainly don’t mind the occasional critical comment. As I mentioned earlier in the series, the original drawing was made without reference to a model. Also, the figure in the sketch is standing on flat ground. The figure in the painting is standing on a hill that is increasingly dropping away toward the foreground. The left foot is rotated out slightly at the ankle to accommodate the terrain. The crease in the pant leg does exaggerate the position of her knee a bit as well. I can say with full confidence that the figure is true to the model. This sort of complexity is one of the many reasons why I work from reference material as much as possible. Please feel free to let me know if the foot bothers you as much once the ground is painted in completely.

]]> By: Barbara http://cordair.com/wordpress/archives/born-with-wings/born-with-wings-step-14#comment-25 Barbara Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:15:20 +0000 http://cordair.com/wordpress/?p=16#comment-25 I hesitate to post this far into this process, but I've just discovered this feature. I'd also like to preface this question with the comment that I love your work and admire your artistic ability -hope to someday afford one of your original works. I notice the position of the woman's foot(her left) changed from the initial draft to the working sketch (from facing approximately front to face somewhat left (her left) of that), but the position of her knee did not change. The juxtaposition has bothered me from the start. The initial sketch got it right. I wonder what the thought was in changing the position of the foot but not of the knee? I hesitate to post this far into this process, but I’ve just discovered this feature. I’d also like to preface this question with the comment that I love your work and admire your artistic ability -hope to someday afford one of your original works.

I notice the position of the woman’s foot(her left) changed from the initial draft to the working sketch (from facing approximately front to face somewhat left (her left) of that), but the position of her knee did not change. The juxtaposition has bothered me from the start. The initial sketch got it right.

I wonder what the thought was in changing the position of the foot but not of the knee?

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