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| This is yet another drawing of my beloved Head of Hypnos. I do not know who sculpted it. Perhaps someone does? But I have never seen any attribution given in any book. Perhaps it is just too ancient, and was never signed, or was effaced at some point, like so many works of art because of some disagreement, often beginning with a one of a religious nature as in our society today. But I can't imagine everyone not agreeing on one fact - that this is a sublimely beautiful object of a bizarre nature and endless fascination. It is utterly inspiring to me - but I have always found ancient objects to be artistically inspiring. I don't know why, and I guess it doesn't really matter in the end. Even though this is my own drawing I find it just as hypnotic as the sculpture itself. That is a very nice feeling to have. I have done plenty of duds, but here I feel I captured how I see, and what I feel about the Head of Hypnos. and it doesn't matter to me what anyone else feels. If they like it, that is wonderful, but if they don't, well, that is alright too. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" my mother always told me, and she was right. Buy It Now |
3/10/2012
Black and White Head of Hypnos
3/07/2012
Gabe in Class on Monday
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| Oil on shellacked Canson Paper, done while teaching Expressive and Gestural Figure Painting at the Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia. This sketch was about thirty minutes long. Buy It Now |
