an early stage of my drawing for mother and child at space, which will eventually become a 38x44” oil painting on linen
4:55 PM: it’s admittedly hard to make out what’s going on in this early stage drawing. what we’re looking at is a mother holding her child and browsing material on a table at a space gallery opening in 2015, as seen from the upper floor. while i as combing through my photos from above folder, i came across a grouping shot at one of the earliest space gallery openings. the gallery, of which i am a member artist, is located on santa fe drive in denver, colorado.
when people, like this mother, don’t know they’re being photographed, they tend to strike more relaxed, natural poses. seen from above, the figures integrate with the items on the gallery table and are rendered more dramatic, as you will soon see, by the light and shadow falling on and around them.