the cassandra pages: Cycladic figure in a Quebec Landscape (2)

November 13, 2010

A fast drawing in Conté crayon and chalk just to get the idea down; I'll do another larger one in charcoal.

I'm surprised at how haunting this image seems.

Like a stripped-down version of a Van Gogh.

I think that's a good thing :-).

Ooooh! There's material in this juxtaposition for an extensive and endlessly resonant exploration, isn't there? Wonderful.

These are great. The Cycladic museum in Athens was one of the most wonderful I can remember.

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