Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
Waves in Allegory first sketch
I wanted to document the first marks on this this new 8ft by 4ft canvas (in two pieces for easy transportation to where ever it might end up).
The composition uses my tried and true curly lines that feel really right to draw and I’ve drawn them for years and years so they flow really well. The figure, obviously a first draft is completely from my imagination as you can tell from the creative use of anatomy haha!
Yes, it would look more realistic from a model or photographic reference but this is wrestled directly from my mind and I was thinking about Michelangelo sculpting a figure from the middle on outwards as I drew it. Yes she has a big head but she isn’t supposed to represent a human being, it’s an allegorical figure!
We shall see how the allegory plays out as it progresses!
This is quantum art, meaning that my intent and the process of what happens while I paint them is what’s important, not so much the finished product. But I am at a skill level where the finished product is going to be visually interesting, however the magic, to me. is in the process, what actually happens, often in a synchronous way while I paint them.
"Waves in Allegory" charcoal on canvas in progress by Darren Daz Cox
You can see the swirly compositions in these next couple in progress too
"The Idyl", oil on canvas in progress by Darren Daz Cox
"Surf Girl" Oil on canvas in progress by Darren Daz Cox
and below are two sketches in progress, warning the last one might be too much for some people! BTW this blog is for mature open minds!
"Dual Dana" charcoal on canvas in progress by Darren Daz Cox. Here I was thinking of two bodies converging,
but not necessarily the ones I drew haha!
And finally a pencil sketch with white chalk on paper that is an idea for a bronze sculpture I’d like to do one day.
"Creation Faerie" pencil sketch by Darren Daz Cox
I draw big butts I was told, it’s an artistic choice, I guess it’s not the bigness it’s the curvy lines that match with the rest of the stuff I draw!
Originally posted 2010-02-26 17:04:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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March 12th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Love these figures and I love the description of your process. I also think what’s important and interesting is what happens during the creating itself…
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March 14th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
That painting will be massive and the initial sketch shows some interesting compositional elements. This is the second time I have heard you reference the concept of quantum art and while your reference is more fleeting than I have heard you describe in the past, I am nonetheless set off in thought. I’d love to see that last sketch become a bronze sculpture too.
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