For a while this morning, I’ve been wandering around the house peering into old stacks of magazines, looking for something to sketch. So far, all I’ve come up with is a woman sitting on a fence. I like her pose because it seems to me she’s about to jump down and run off somewhere.
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Is that your sketch or a sketch from the magazine? Watch out for those “copy rites”. It looks goodish but the fence needs a bit more structure in my opinion to be a fence instead of a diving platform or loading dock.
The title makes it a fence and adds curiosity. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+the+fence
Is she deciding whether the car slowing down is a safe “John” to service or another Congressman or a Judge like last week?
This ambiguous picture looks like an old psychological projective test like the T.A.T. (Thematic Apperception Test.) How one perceives it is supposed to tell more about the person than the picture.
Any picture can become a T.A.T., this one being no exception. It is a fascinating one, rather minimalist yet so full of possible meanings. It would be fun to use it in a group of creative writing exercize.
@ Curtis: The model for the sketch is from a magazine. I’m not worried about copyright here — I’ve modified the thing by at least 30%.
@ Squirrel: That’s an interesting point. But now that you mention it, I do think this picture lends itself to that use.
@ Paul: Creative writing? Yes, that would be perfect for it!
I don’t know why the first two things i noticed about this girl were:
1- Why her breasts are lower than expected although she is young.
2- The color under her skirt is too dark.
lol
@ Faisal: You’re right about the breats — they are two low on her body. Oh well, it was a quick sketch.
I tried your sketch with a french language creative writing group. I have posted my offering on my blog and dedicated it to you.
Phil has left a comment on my à Paul Sunstone post. Hop over and read it.
Thanks for the heads up, Paul!
C’est un plaisir, Paul.