It’s exciting for me to make art when there are challenges that I have grave doubts about achieving.
So, I found one that in spite of all the work I have done, is perhaps what I had been avoiding my whole life. That is painting from live people within a period of time short of torture, 20 to 30 minutes.
Drawing is one thing, but painting people in watercolor, that delightfully uncontrollable medium, definitely adds to the challenge. In addition I had to become more of a master of feet and hands to do them in that time frame. The process requires an amazing amount of concentration.
While in the zone, I am aiming for a drawing that captures the essence of the person’s gesture and attitude. Also I aim to capture the illusion of volume and make use of color to describe and exaggerate the third dimension. I also love the play between positive and negative space, making negative seen as positive and vice versa. And lastly when I can get the illusion of volume and also get it to dissolve into the negative space, I can thrill myself.
Jacqui Morgan
Jacqui Morgan
“Linda Dirty Martina”
“Monumental Niki”
“Ryan Dissolving”
“ Dancer from Taiwan”
“ Amber”
“Rainbow in Shadow”
“Detail of Rainbow”
“ Anastasia”
“ Julie Muz & Dirty Martina before performance.”
