• created 2020
• digital print on rag paper
• 11″H x 8.5″W (28cmH x 22cmW)
• $125.00 unframed

This is a limited edition (50) digital black & white print of a seated female nude, executed in 17 vector lines. It is part of a series called Haiku, after the style of Japanese poetry.

Haiku translated to English means “cutting”, and refers to two juxtaposing ideas or images. Haiku has 17 “on”, or syllables, and is traditionally written in English on three lines. Using this theme, I have drawn images of female nudes, juxtaposing the colours black and white and using only 17 vector lines.

I am experimenting with the economy of line and how to express an artistic idea that will engage the viewer. Deciding on which lines to include and which to exclude was a challenge. This simple drawing describes a sitting female nude as if in a yoga pose, stretching, but leaves enough to the viewer’s imagination to complete the artwork in their head. I’ve drawn this image with my finger on my iPhone, using a vector drawing app that allows me to control the weight of each line by varying the pressure of my fingertip on the screen.

I have weighted the 17 vector lines substantially in this drawing, but the composition is very graceful and flowing. I challenge you to count the lines and see how their number echos the syllables of Japanese haiku poetry.

The artwork is printed on textured rag paper and shipped to you unframed free in North America.