• created 2024
• digital print on rag paper
• 11″H x 8.5″W (28cmH x 22cmW)
• $100.00 unframed

This is a limited edition (50) digital black & white print of a standing female nude, executed in 17 vector lines. It is part of a series I call 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 this female nude, juxtaposing the opposing colours of 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 female, sitting with the wind blowing her hair, 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.

This woman is dancing, captured in the classical ballet arabesque pose with her wrists crossed above her head. The strong vertical line of her right leg and body is contrasted with the strong horizontal line of her left leg.

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