I wanted a painting challenge so I turned to the old masters. Titan’s “Woman with a Mirror” felt like a perfect fit for me; the subject’s main character energy was erotic and coy, the composition was easy enough to adapt to my needs, and the topic was something I could play with. I wanted to reclaim her. Titan had her as this vulnerable intimate inanimate. She was vain, looking at a mirror, distracted and blank. I wanted to explore the power of her bodice and chest…she is a fulsome figure. What if she ran the show? She’s probably exhausted by all the ridiculous attention she got. I liked that I could remove the odd man hovering over her and just allow her peace and relaxation on my zany background.
The canvas is hexagonal…look here at my first layer in progress:
