Modern Beauty

Okay... I have quite a lot to say about this one. This started as a thoughtless sketching of lines in my journal. As happens often in the journal, the loose lines become more solid as an idea grows. This started and was basically finished as the skeletal woman in front. Knowing our society's general opinion of what 'beauty' should look like. Having finished her, I was thinking how unfair it was for all us fuller figured beauties and sketched the inner 'fat person' as a shadow behind the grotesquly thin figure. Well, I was scanning it in to put up on the 'sketches from my personal journal' section, (you can see it here), and I really liked this one quite well. With the upcoming college juried art show in my mind constantly, this seemed like an obvious choice for entry. Just to render it in watercolor, if I could get it to translate. One thing from my personal experience, when dealing with juried college art shows, the more radical, the more abstract, the more controversial, the better... so I'm hoping this one will at least make the juror's cut. I'm NOT holding my breath at all, however, as most of the entries are college students majoring or minoring in art. I happened to get lucky the last time I entered something and made the cut a couple years ago. Anyway.... this painting is a social statement about body image. In watercolor, I still like it okay. I hate the background, but I think a nice set of mats will make it look better. We'll see.... wish me luck. The jurying takes place Feb. 17th. I'll be sure to post an update.
Update: Well, I didn't make the cut. I think next time, I will go BIGGER with the painting size. The paper I've been using is just a pad of Canon 9 x 12 student w/c paper. I'll definitely keep trying!! :)