Bertrand and Daivika - Pose en Duo 04 Print

A very rare session of two models posing together at the SFA organised by the GMBA in Paris. The mighty Bertrand has a strong, silent demeanor about him. His poses often depict strength, power and solidity. I have had the pleasure of drawing this model quite a few times, most notably on the two occasions where he posed alongside a female model for sessions 'en duo', here with Daivika, where the two worked wonderfully together to create original and interesting poses. When doing figure drawing, we contemplate the form, the rhythms, the silhouette for usually one person, and we create a library of information as to how these things often work - the more we do, the more information we gather and are able draw upon in the future when confronted with other poses of a similar nature. But when we are faced with two models interacting, all these things suddenly change and new and unique possibilities present themselves - convincingly portraying the contact and weight of two people is a fantastic challenge and I was delighted to have been invited by Bertrand to attend this session. Here, both models are grounded, in a very natural and easy pose - it appears almost conversational. Also, as with a few of the 'pose en duo' series, we see a strong triangular composition once more. A 10 minute pose early on, I didn't feel I had the time to use colour so concentrated on just using the black gouache on brown, textured craft paper (smooth on the reverse side). One has to consider that with two models, there is double the information to get down in the same amount of time. I place great importance in convincingly portraying volume and depth in an image and with this aim, I managed to have the time to use a dry brush effect to add some shadows in specific areas to give the viewer vital information; under Daivika's torso to separate her arms and lower body, and the area between the two models to define their relation in space to one another. All of my figure drawings are from life - no photos were used at any point in their fabrication. The model is in front of you and you have a definite amount of time to get down as much information as you can or see fit. Because of this, each drawing is truly unique and a complete one of a kind, containing a spontaneity that can never be duplicated through photo inspired drawings/paintings. Please look through my work for more of Bertrand and Daivika, as well as other Figure drawing from Paris.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:12 W x 8 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:17.25 W x 13.25 H x 1.2 D in

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