I decided to do another painting that included overlapping imagery.
I had originally planned on painting a figure, but then decided on using the artist's mannequin again, due to the readily visible appeal of the geometric forms within it that I could play with.
First I took a series of photos of the mannequin in various poses to study the best ones
Then I did some sketches (several actually) these being two of the final ones.
Next I painted a small study:
Then work on the final piece began:
Reaching this stage, I began to feel a bit less inspired.
So I began to lay in shapes and lines that I felt within and around the forms. This was what inspired me initially about doing this painting. (besides the overlapping) As soon as I began laying these shapes and lines in I became inspired again! There was a great deal of inquiry in this piece--what's seen, what's not seen...what's darker, what's lighter etc.
And as it was finished:
