My task as an artist is to arouse others, in the hope that they arouse me.
When excitement takes hold, the viewer’s response is usually
couched in simple and direct language. I’ve had a conservative businessman
confess that he was gob-smacked on first seeing my work. Wow is a frequent exclamation
and a confession of love is a close second.
A couple of days ago when I suggested to one of my models
the possibility of modelling for a piece of sculpture, her e-mailed response
was, OMG that sounds super awesome. Yes,
I’d love to do that.
For almost two years I’ve put sculpture on a slow back
burner and kept my paintings up front on the fast burner. My water colours are spontaneous
whereas a piece of sculpture takes months to come to fruition.
While I ponder over the super
awesome possibility of returning to my work as a sculptor, I’ll leave you
with a recent painting of Tashani.
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