Resonant Enigma Too: Purpose

I'm making this into an "Art Blog"; more painting and drawing, less aimless wandering and whatnot. Not that there's anything wrong with that ...

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

"... classic poise ..."

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Slightly digitally enhanced version of pencil in 8.5" x 5.5" sketchbook, unenhanced scan below. The edit was an attempt to make up for the paint splatters ...
 

Study from a small photo in a magazine of Ryeui ryu karate kata champion Tsuguo Sakumoto. The likeness is not great, and it's all I had to go by for the subsequent black/white 20" x 16" oil painting(1996), so I gave up on that and just went for human-looking.



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"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." (Yogi Berra)

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