Crave
Crave (2007)
22½×17¾ Pastel on Pastel Paper
Original is Sold
It can start as subtle stimulation, like a sports car ad on television, the scent of a freshly baked pie, or the tantalizing touch of a lover's tongue. That tingling feeling within grows into a wanting, a yearning. Though you may try to quell your desires, the intensity can sometimes build until nothing can seem to stop it. Ultimately, you reach the point where you just have to have it; after all, it is sometimes best to indulge in the things you Crave.
When starting work on a new piece I do not always predetermine all the details, nor do I think to myself that the background should be a specific color to invoke a certain mood or meaning. I make those decisions based simply on what seems to work and what the picture is calling for. When I am working, the emotional forces seem to rule, and it is only afterward that I see how those forces played out. Here, a golden glow reflects the intimacy, and the red satin sheets reflect the passion. Even the 'X' shape in the headboard, which at the time was just a way to break up its solid shape, seems to echo the sexually explicit tone of the illustration.
