Playing to the audience£245

Conte pencil on card
16 x 11 inches

I set my model up in a pose that I thought might portray the thought of voyeurism. I liked the shapes that were formed in the composition, I liked the way the light worked within it, and I liked the idea. And it flowed as I drew it so I knew it was working as a concept within the drawing. And as I drew it, I realised that there was one part of the drawing that TOLD the story, and it isn't the obvious bits. The obvious parts are the way she's looking at herself in the mirror, the nape of neck, the way the open blouse is just starting to fall off her shoulder, the way her hand is near her nipple, almost about to brush it. But all of those are a woman looking at herself in a mirror, women do it all the time, there's nothing particularly erotic about that. No....... it’s the thigh. The fact that when you look at the thigh, you realise she's sitting on the floor, with her leg agape. And that starts to make you think...................why is she sitting on the floor, why is her leg wide open.............where is the other leg.......... And then you learn that the drawing is called "Playing to the audience". And that makes you think even more................................. What audience? You wonder. Is it herself, is she about to play with herself infront of the mirror? Or is there someone watching her? Who could that be? A man? A Woman? A group of men? Or women? Or a mixed group? Or..........................are ..........you............................ the audience? Is it...........you......................she's doing it for.....................................? Mmm....... now that's got you thinking hasn't it...............................! Don't you feel like a voyeur now.............................? Have I achieved my aim???!!!!!