Today I finished the my first painting for this project, titled “The Awakening of Chaos”. On the technical side of things, I am pretty satisfied with this piece. I feel that I did a good job applying my knowledge of gesture and anatomy to this piece. The combination of charcoal and watercolor created an interesting aesthetic. Initially, I was hoping for a more refined, smooth aesthetic similar to that of figurative painter Roberto Ferri. However, the rough texture of the Arches paper combined with the charcoal and watercolor created a mysterious, hazy atmosphere. This atmosphere resonates the mood of these perplexing times.

This morning experimented with using a chamois (cloth used for smearing charcoal) to make gesture drawings. It was a fun experiment, and helped loosen me up.