Sit Pretty Print

Part of my Beautiful Men series that capture the subtleties of the male form through strong control of both the subject and the composition. I want to show the strength of men through a soft light, hence my use of soft conte contrasted with a sharp darkness. A comment on how men are expected to be strong and stiff, not unlike a tree, when in truth they are just as beautiful and capable of delicacies just like the women that art usually has as the subject. Sit Pretty has the subject sitting attentively, waiting yet their lean implies they are impatient, but the bonds show they are not the one in control. The hands are expressive and a key point to this illustration, showing the emotion felt by the man without the need to show the face. Normally someone of this strength would be the one in control, and so it is a refreshing thing to see the tables turned.